A Different Universe: Reinventing Physics From the Bottom DownA Nobel-winning physicist argues that fundamental physical laws are found not in the world of atoms, but in the macroscopic world around us 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 truly mind-bending book that shows us why everything we think about fundamental physical laws needs to change. |
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FOUR Water Ice and Vapor | |
SIX The Quantum Computer | |
EIGHT I Solved It at Dinner | |
NINE The Nuclear Family | |
TEN The Fabric of SpaceTime | |
TWELVE The Dark Side of Protection | |
FOURTEEN Star Warriors | |
SIXTEEN The Emergent | |
INDEX | |
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| Título | A Different Universe: Reinventing Physics From the Bottom Down |
| Autor | Robert B Laughlin |
| Editor | Basic Books, 2008 |
| ISBN | 0786722185, 9780786722181 |
| N.º de páginas | 272 páginas |
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