The Trouble With Physics: The Rise of String Theory, The Fall of a Science, and What Comes Next – How Theoretical Physics Lost Its Way and the Search for the Next Big Idea
by Lee Smolin
In The Trouble With Physics, Lee Smolin examines the rise of string theory and questions the direction theoretical physics has taken. He considers how the field lost its way and looks toward the search for new ideas that could shape the future of physics.
About This Book
Lee Smolin examines the development and influence of string theory within modern theoretical physics.
The book considers how a scientific field can become focused on a dominant approach and asks whether that approach has delivered the progress it promised.
Smolin reflects on the challenges facing theoretical physics and the search for fresh, productive ideas.
Written for readers interested in science and the direction of physics, this work explores how the discipline may find its way forward.
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