The Trouble with Physics

Introduction

"The Trouble With Physics: The Rise of String Theory, the Fall of a Science, and What Comes Next" is a 2006 book (ISBN 978-0-618-55105-7) by theoretical physicist Lee Smolin. The book strongly criticizes string theory and its prominence in contemporary theoretical physics because of the theory's alleged failures to produce testable predictions that can be checked by experiment. The book is also broadly concerned with the role of controversy and diversity of approaches in the ethics and process of science. It also focuses on the difficulties faced by current efforts at theories of unification of physics and approaches to quantum gravity.

Reviews

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See also

* Quantum Mechanics
* "Three Roads to Quantum Gravity" a 2001 book by Lee Smolin.
* "The Road to Reality" a 2004 book on modern physics by Roger Penrose
* "The Elegant Universe" a 2000 book by Brian Greene which introduces string theory
* "The Fabric of the Cosmos" a 2004 book by Brian Greene
* "Warped Passages" a book by Lisa Randall, published in 2005
* "Not Even Wrong" a somewhat similar book by Peter Woit

External links

* [http://www.hilbertspaces.com/mindmaps/trouble_with_physics/ Mindmap] of the fundamental concepts described in the book.
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