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A Different Universe: Reinventing Physics from the Bottom Down
Robert Laughlin
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Description for A Different Universe: Reinventing Physics from the Bottom Down
Paperback. A Different Universe is a truly mind-bending book that shows us why everything we think about fundamental physical laws needs to change. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ; PH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 135 x 20. Weight in Grams: 320. Reinventing Physics from the Bottom Down. 272 pages, Illustrations. Takes us into a universe where the vacuum of space has to be considered a kind of solid matter, where sound has quantized particles just like those of light, where there are many phases of matter, and where metal resembles a liquid while superfluid helium is more like a solid. This book shows readers a mysterious world. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: PDZ; PH. Dimension: 203 x 135 x 20. Weight: 264.
In this age of superstring theories and Big Bang cosmology, we're used to thinking of the unknown as impossibly distant from our everyday lives. But in A Different Universe , Nobel Laureate Robert Laughlin argues that the scientific frontier is right under our fingers. Instead of looking for ultimate theories, Laughlin considers the world of emergent properties-meaning the properties, such as the hardness and shape of a crystal, that result from the organization of large numbers of atoms. Laughlin shows us how the most fundamental laws of physics are in fact emergent. A Different Universe is a ... Read more
In this age of superstring theories and Big Bang cosmology, we're used to thinking of the unknown as impossibly distant from our everyday lives. But in A Different Universe , Nobel Laureate Robert Laughlin argues that the scientific frontier is right under our fingers. Instead of looking for ultimate theories, Laughlin considers the world of emergent properties-meaning the properties, such as the hardness and shape of a crystal, that result from the organization of large numbers of atoms. Laughlin shows us how the most fundamental laws of physics are in fact emergent. A Different Universe is a ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Basic Books
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
Weight
320g
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780465038299
SKU
V9780465038299
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About Robert Laughlin
Robert Laughlin is the Robert M. and Anne Bass Professor of Physics at Stanford University, where he has taught since 1985. In 1998 he shared the Nobel Prize in Physics for his work on the fractional quantum Hall effect. He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement ... Read more
Reviews for A Different Universe: Reinventing Physics from the Bottom Down
"I started reading, and cliche though it be I couldn't stop... A Different Universe should be required reading for physics researchers, teachers and students..." New Scientist "An important, brain-tickling new book.' New York Times"