Farewell to reality
Baggott, J. E.2013
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Modern physics is heady stuff. It seems that barely a week goes by without some new astounding science story; some revelation about hidden dimensions, multiple universes, the holographic principle or incredible cosmic coincidences. But is it true? What evidence do we have for super-symmetric squarks', or superstrings vibrating in an 11-dimensional space-time? How do we know that we live in a multiverse? How can we tell that the universe is a hologram projected from information encoded on its boundary? Doesn't this sound like a fair story? Jim Baggott asks whether all that we currently know about the universe is based upon science or fantasy.
Main title:
Farewell to reality / Jim Baggott.
Author:
Baggott, J. E., author
Imprint:
London : Constable, 2013.London : Constable, 2013.
Collation:
xiv, 338 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 22 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781780334929 (pbk)
Dewey class:
530.1530.1BAG
Local class:
530.1
Language:
English
BRN:
237618