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Existential Physics : a scientist's guide to life's biggest questions / Sabine Hossenfelder.

By: Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Publisher: London : Atlantic Books, 2022Copyright date: ♭2022Description: xvi, [2], 248 sidor illustrationer 23 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 1838950354
  • 9781838950354
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: ebook version :: No titleDDC classification:
  • 530.01 23
LOC classification:
  • QC6
Other classification:
  • Ucc
Contents:
Does the past still exist? -- How did the universe begin? How will it end? -- Is math all there is? An interview with Tim Palmer -- Why doesnt anyone ever get younger? -- Are you just a bag of atoms? -- Is knowledge predictable? An interview with David Deutsch -- Do copies of us exist? -- Has physics ruled out free will? -- Is consciousness computable? An interview with Roger Penrose -- Was the universe made for us? -- Does the universe think? -- Can we create a universe? An interview with Zeeya Merali -- Are humans predictable? -- Epilogue: Whats the purpose of anything anyway?
Summary: 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.
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Does the past still exist? -- How did the universe begin? How will it end? -- Is math all there is? An interview with Tim Palmer -- Why doesnt anyone ever get younger? -- Are you just a bag of atoms? -- Is knowledge predictable? An interview with David Deutsch -- Do copies of us exist? -- Has physics ruled out free will? -- Is consciousness computable? An interview with Roger Penrose -- Was the universe made for us? -- Does the universe think? -- Can we create a universe? An interview with Zeeya Merali -- Are humans predictable? -- Epilogue: Whats the purpose of anything anyway?

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.

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