Lost in math : how beauty leads physics astray / Sabine Hossenfelder.
Lost in math : how beauty leads physics astray / Sabine Hossenfelder.
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Publisher
New York, NY : Basic Books, 2018.
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G 2018/4093
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English
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Physical content
xi, 291 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
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volume
Contents
The hidden rules of physics: in which I realize I don't understand physics anymore. I talk to friends and colleagues, see I'm not the only one confused, and set out to bring reason back to Earth -- What a wonderful world: in which I read a lot of books about dead people and find that everyone likes...
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Publisher
New York, NY : Basic Books, 2018.
Edition
First edition.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
2018.
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Summary
"Whether pondering black holes or predicting discoveries at CERN, physicists believe the best theories are beautiful, natural, and elegant, and this standard separates popular theories from disposable ones. This is why, Sabine Hossenfelder argues, we have not seen a major breakthrough in the foundations of physics for more than four decades. The be...
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Lost in math : how beauty leads physics astray / Sabine Hossenfelder.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-275) and index.
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©2018
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G 2018/4093
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74VKVANNgWyM
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKVANNgWyM
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ISBN
9780465094257 hardcover
0465094252 hardcover
DDC
530.15
MMS ID
991024176109902626
