Existential physics : a scientist's guide to life's biggest questions
Hossenfelder, Sabine, 1976-2022
Book
The theoretical physicist and leading science communicator explains how physics can shed light on life's biggest quandaries. What is consciousness? Do we have free will? Is the universe compatible with God? Do we live in a computer simulation? Does the universe think? Physicists are great at complicated research, but they are less good at telling us why it matters. In this entertaining and groundbreaking book, theoretical physicist Sabine Hossenfelder breaks down why we should care. Drawing on the latest research in quantum mechanics, black holes, string theory and particle physics, Existential Physics explains what modern physics can tell us about the big questions. Filled with counterintuitive insights and including interviews with other leading scientists, this clear and yet profound book will reshape your understanding of science and the limits of what we can know.
Main title:
Existential physics : a scientist's guide to life's biggest questions / Sabine Hossenfelder.
Author:
Hossenfelder, Sabine, 1976-, author
Imprint:
London : Atlantic Books, 2022.©2022
Collation:
xvi, 248 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Notes:
Published by arrangement with Viking, New York.Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781838950361 (pbk)9781838950361 (paperback)
Dewey class:
530.01
LC class:
QC6
Language:
English
BRN:
746750
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