Name: A Different Universe: Reinventing Physics From the Bottom Down
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Author: Robert B. Laughlin
ISBN: 9780465038299

portada A Different Universe: Reinventing Physics From the Bottom Down

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Physical Book

Publisher

Basic Books

Author

Robert B. Laughlin

Year

2006

Language

English

Pages

254

Format

Paperback

Weight

ISBN

0465038298

ISBN13

9780465038299

Synopsis "A Different Universe: Reinventing Physics From the Bottom Down"

A Nobel-winning physicist argues that fundamental physical laws are found not in the world of atoms, but in the macroscopic world around usIn 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 truly mind-bending book that shows us why everything we think about fundamental physical laws needs to change.

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