Fashion, faith and fantasy in the new physics of the universe

• Main Author: Penrose, Roger (Author)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Princeton : Princeton University Press, [2016]
• Subjects: fyzika; teorie superstrun; kvantová teorie; kosmologie; physics; superstring theory; quantum theory; cosmology; elektronické knihy; monografie; electronic books; monographs
• ISBN: 9781400880287; 9780691119793; 9780691178530
• Physical Description: 1 online zdroj (xvi, 501 stran) : ilustrace

"What can fashionable ideas, blind faith, or pure fantasy possibly have to do with the scientific quest to understand the universe? Surely, theoretical physicists are immune to mere trends, dogmatic beliefs, or flights of fancy? In fact, acclaimed physicist and bestselling author Roger Penrose...