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The trouble with physics : the rise of string theory, the fall of a science, and what comes next

Lee Smolin
A theoretical physicist describes the evolution of modern-day string theory, the flaws in the attempt to formulate a "theory of everything" to explain all the forces and particles of nature and the origins of the universe, and their repercussions for physics
eBook, English, ©2006
Houghton Mifflin, Boston, ©2006
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The five great problems in theoretical physics
The beauty myth
The world as geometry
Unification becomes a science
From unification to superunification
Quantum gravity : the fork in the road
Preparing for a revolution
The first superstring revolution
Revolution number two
A theory of anything
The anthropic solution
What string theory explains
Surprises from the real world
Building on Einstein
Physics after string theory
How do you fight sociology?
What is science?
Seers and craftspeople
How science really works
What we can do for science
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