Sabine Hossenfelder

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Lost in Math: How Beauty Leads Physics AstrayCompact Disc, 4 December 2018

Lost in Math: How Beauty Leads Physics Astray
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Language
English
Publisher
Brilliance Audio
Date Published
4 Dec 2018
ISBN-10
1978643373
ISBN-13
9781978643376

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A contrarian argues that modern physicists' obsession with beauty has given us wonderful math but bad science

Whether pondering black holes or predicting discoveries at CERN, physicists believe the best theories are beautiful, natural, and elegant, and this standard separates popular theories from disposable ones. This is why, Sabine Hossenfelder argues, we have not seen a major breakthrough in the foundations of physics for more than four decades. The belief in beauty has become so dogmatic that it now conflicts with scientific objectivity: observation has been unable to confirm mindboggling theories, like supersymmetry or grand unification, invented by physicists based on aesthetic criteria. Worse, these "too good to not be true" theories are actually untestable and they have left the field in a cul-de-sac. To escape, physicists must rethink their methods. Only by embracing reality as it is can science discover the truth.

Product Details

Author:
Sabine Hossenfelder
Book Format:
Compact Disc
Country of Origin:
US
Date Published:
4 December 2018
Dimensions:
13.72 x 16.51 x 1.78 cm
ISBN-10:
1978643373
ISBN-13:
9781978643376
Language:
English
Weight:
181.44 gm

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