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Physics In Crisis From Multiverses To Fake News
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Author : Bruno Mansoulie
language : en
Publisher: World Scientific
Release Date : 2022-07-15
Physics In Crisis From Multiverses To Fake News written by Bruno Mansoulie and has been published by World Scientific this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-07-15 with Science categories.
Today's physics has led to incredible advances in the technology we use in daily life — from cell phones and GPS systems to PET scans and more. Current theories in physics have been amazingly effective in practical terms. Yet all is far from well: the two foundational concepts in physics — Quantum Theory and General Relativity — are incompatible with each other, and observations of the universe show that our theories are incomplete — at best.While physicists have tried to paper over this impasse by inventing dark matter and dark energy, they remain unobserved mysteries. Adding fuel to the fire of current crises, artificial intelligence threatens to replace our most cherished theories and procedures with arcane algorithms. Worse yet perhaps, the public understands physics poorly, either taking it for granted or fearing and rejecting it completely.Physicists dream of a new universal theory that will completely change how we see our world, much as Einstein did with relativity and Newton with gravity. Likewise, society loves the romantic notion of a single genius heroically creating a massive paradigm shift. Still, is this scenario likely today? Perhaps the next steps in physics will be incremental rather than gigantic.In Physics in Crisis, Bruno Mansoulié uses simple language, insightful examples, and his personal experience as a working physicist to address these fundamental questions and reflect on how today's crises in physics might be solved.
The Crisis In Physics
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Author : Christopher Caudwell
language : en
Publisher: Verso Books
Release Date : 2018-01-23
The Crisis In Physics written by Christopher Caudwell and has been published by Verso Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-01-23 with Science categories.
Christopher Caudwell's The Crisis in Physics is a stylish and readable analysis of the lines of connection between scientific theories and economic realities. Caudwell provides a trenchant critique of mechanism and positivism. In the words of J. B. S. Haldane, The Crisis in Physics offers a 'quarry of ideas' for future philosophers: a wealth of insights and arguments that demand and deserve continuing critical reflection.
Time Reborn
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Author : Lee Smolin
language : en
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Release Date : 2013
Time Reborn written by Lee Smolin and has been published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013 with Science categories.
One of our foremost thinkers and public intellectuals offers a radical new view of the nature of time, and explores its implications for everything from physics and cosmology to economics and climate change.
The Crisis In Physics
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Author : Christopher Saint-John Sprigg
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1951
The Crisis In Physics written by Christopher Saint-John Sprigg and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1951 with categories.
Time Reborn
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Author : Lee Smolin
language : en
Publisher: Knopf Canada
Release Date : 2013
Time Reborn written by Lee Smolin and has been published by Knopf Canada this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013 with Quantum cosmology categories.
Nothing seems more real than time passing. We experience life itself as a succession of moments. Yet throughout history, the idea that time is an illusion has been a religious and philosophical commonplace. We identify certain truths as 'eternal' constants, from moral principles to the laws of mathematics and nature: these are laws that exist not inside time, but outside it. Many physicists, therefore, don't believe in time. From Newton and Einstein to today's string theorists and quantum physicists, the widest consensus is that the universe is governed by absolute, timeless laws. In this view, everything that happens, has happened or will happen is set by these laws: in such a determined future, there is no such thing as uncertainty. In Time Reborn, Lee Smolin argues that this denial of time is holding back both physics, and our understanding of the universe. We need a major revolution in scientific thought: one that embraces the reality of time and places it at the centre of our thinking. E may equal mc squared now, but that wasn't always the case. Similarly, as our understanding of the universe develops, Newton's fundamental laws might not remain so fundamental. Time, Smolin concludes, is not an illusion: it is the best clue we have to fundamental reality. Time Reborn explains how the true nature of time impacts on us, our world, and our universe.
The Crisis In Physics
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Author : Christopher St. John Sprigg
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1951
The Crisis In Physics written by Christopher St. John Sprigg and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1951 with Physics categories.
Quantum Mechanics And Objectivity
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Author : Patrick A. Heelan
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2012-12-06
Quantum Mechanics And Objectivity written by Patrick A. Heelan and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-12-06 with Science categories.
Quantum mechanics has raised in an acute form three problems which go to the heart of man's relationship with nature through experimental science: (r) the public objectivity of science, that is, its value as a universal science for all investigators; (2) the empirical objectivity of scientific objects, that is, man's ability to construct a precise or causal spatio-temporal model of microscopic systems; and finally (3), the formal objectivity of science, that is, its value as an expression of what nature is independently of its being an object of human knowledge. These are three aspects of what is generally called the "crisis of objec tivity" or the "crisis of realism" in modern physics. This crisis is. studied in the light of Werner Heisenberg's work. Heisenberg was one of the architects of quantum mechanics, and we have chosen his writings as the principal source-material for this study. Among physicists of the microscopic domain, no one except perhaps Bohr has expressed himself so abundantly and so profoundly on the philosophy of science as Heisenberg. His writings, both technical and non-technical, show an awareness of the mysterious element in scientific knowledge, far from the facile positivism of Bohr and others of his contemporaries. The mystery of human knowledge and human SUbjectivity is for him an abiding source of wonder.
Einstein Popper And The Crisis Of Theoretical Physics
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Author : Christoph von Mettenheim
language : en
Publisher: tredition
Release Date : 2015-12-14
Einstein Popper And The Crisis Of Theoretical Physics written by Christoph von Mettenheim and has been published by tredition this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-12-14 with Science categories.
EINSTEIN, POPPER AND THE THEORY OF LIGHT AND MATTER discusses under philosophical, logical and mathematical aspects the theory of light and the problem of explaining gravitation, one of the oldest problems of philosophy and physics. Assuming the cause of gravity to lie in a force of attraction without a material agent would violate fundamental principles of physics. Newton saw that, and he knew that his theory left gravity well described but unexplained. Michael Faraday also saw the problem but could not solve it. Both relied on the ether hypothesis, which was given up at the beginning of the 20th Century in favour of Quantum Theory and the Theory of Relativity. Quantum Theory and the Theory of Relativity, however, rested on serious logical and mathematical mistakes. Max Planck gave no reasons for the individibility of the quantum, and his quantum jump assumed velocity without taking time. Einstein based his theory on a mathematical self-contradiction that remained undiscovered in a whole century. Both theories must be abandoned. In that difficult situation applying Karl Popper ́s theory of science leads to a revival of the ether hypothesis in a different shape. If matter is not distinct from ether but is itself a process composed of ether particles, then their elasticity will explain the phenomena of light, of gravity, of the stability of matter, of the vortex shape of galaxies, and several other phenomena as well.
String Theory And The Crisis In Particle Physics
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Author : Bert Schroer
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2006
String Theory And The Crisis In Particle Physics written by Bert Schroer and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with categories.
Science And The Economic Crisis
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Author : Francesco Sylos Labini
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2016-03-21
Science And The Economic Crisis written by Francesco Sylos Labini and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-03-21 with Science categories.
This book not only explores the ways in which the economic crisis and associated austerity policies have adversely impacted the physical and human infrastructure and conduct of scientific research, but also considers how science can help us to understand the crisis and provide original solutions. Starting with a detailed but accessible analysis of the scientific method and the nature of scientific prediction, the book proceeds to address the failure to forecast the economic crisis and the origins of the continuing inertia in economic policy and theory. Attention is drawn in particular to the shortcomings of neoclassical economics in terms of its description of the economic system as being mechanical in nature and characterized by equilibrium. This perspective mirrors the limitations and outdated ideas of nineteenth century physics, which the book contrasts with the insights offered by modern physics. The impact of neoliberal ideologies on scientific research is also discussed in detail, highlighting their stifling effect on innovation and diversification. In closing, the book emphasizes the need for state intervention to guide and support scientific research as the core engine of economic development that will deliver a sustainable future.