In this groundbreaking book, the renowned theoretical physicist Lee Smolin argues that physics—the basis for all other science—has lost its way. The problem is string theory, an ambitious attempt to formulate "a theory of everything" that explains all the forces and particles of nature and how the universe came to be. With its exotic new particles and parallel universes, string theory has captured the public"s imagination and seduced many physicists. But as Smolin reveals, there"s a deep flaw in the theory: no part of it has been proven, and no one knows how to prove it. As a scientific theory, it has been a colossal failure. And because it has soaked up the lion's share of funding, attracted some of the best minds, and penalized young physicists for pursuing other avenues, it is dragging the rest of physics down with it. With clarity, passion, and authority, Smolin charts the rise and fall of string theory and takes a fascinating look at what will replace it. A group of young theorists has begun to develop exciting new ideas that are, unlike string theory, testable. Smolin tells us who and what to watch for in the coming years and how we can find the next Einstein. This is a wake-up call, and Lee Smolin—a former string theorist himself— is the perfect person to deliver it.
發表於2024-11-25
The Trouble With Physics 2024 pdf epub mobi 電子書 下載
從邏輯上講,這本書的結構應該是批判當今科學的社會學問題,然後弦論與其他非主流理論的關係是一個例子。然而齣於作者自己的目的,這個例子被安排成瞭一個巨大的例子。對科學存在問題的批判似乎沒有受到很多關注和質疑,而這個例子不齣意料引發瞭廣泛的爭議(包括Polchinski, S...
評分決定學物理的原因就是高中的時候看瞭《時間簡史》一批物理的科普書籍,尤其記得霍金對string theory的推崇,當時看得心潮澎湃,覺得這個理論就是物理學傢一直追求的終極理論。最後雖然學瞭物理,但是各種原因還是沒有能進入這個圈子,一直都引以為憾。看完這本書以後簡直顛覆瞭...
評分決定學物理的原因就是高中的時候看瞭《時間簡史》一批物理的科普書籍,尤其記得霍金對string theory的推崇,當時看得心潮澎湃,覺得這個理論就是物理學傢一直追求的終極理論。最後雖然學瞭物理,但是各種原因還是沒有能進入這個圈子,一直都引以為憾。看完這本書以後簡直顛覆瞭...
評分從邏輯上講,這本書的結構應該是批判當今科學的社會學問題,然後弦論與其他非主流理論的關係是一個例子。然而齣於作者自己的目的,這個例子被安排成瞭一個巨大的例子。對科學存在問題的批判似乎沒有受到很多關注和質疑,而這個例子不齣意料引發瞭廣泛的爭議(包括Polchinski, S...
評分從邏輯上講,這本書的結構應該是批判當今科學的社會學問題,然後弦論與其他非主流理論的關係是一個例子。然而齣於作者自己的目的,這個例子被安排成瞭一個巨大的例子。對科學存在問題的批判似乎沒有受到很多關注和質疑,而這個例子不齣意料引發瞭廣泛的爭議(包括Polchinski, S...
圖書標籤: 物理 科普 string-theory 科學 Physics 超弦 弦論7 string
A physicist turned to sociology so as to refresh his ethical community - the scientific community.. he thought the string theorists used wrong methods to approach a (potentially) right question..
評分一窩蜂也適用於理論物理學界-幾乎所有人都在做超弦理論。Lee Smolin為此憂心忡忡,擔心這會壓製其他競爭理論,而這些理論有可能更接近真理
評分A physicist turned to sociology so as to refresh his ethical community - the scientific community.. he thought the string theorists used wrong methods to approach a (potentially) right question..
評分一窩蜂也適用於理論物理學界-幾乎所有人都在做超弦理論。Lee Smolin為此憂心忡忡,擔心這會壓製其他競爭理論,而這些理論有可能更接近真理
評分讀過的關於物理研究現狀,麵臨的問題,發展的趨勢,以及學術圈的睏境的最好的一本書。有機會一定要讀第二遍,打開瞭很多新知識的窗口。像這樣的書,真應該多讀。
The Trouble With Physics 2024 pdf epub mobi 電子書 下載