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|aHossenfelder, Sabine,|d1976-
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|aLost in math :|bhow beauty leads physics astray /|cSabine Hossenfelder.
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|aFirst trade paperback edition.
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|aNew York, NY :|bBasic Books,|c2020.
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|aOriginally published in hardback and ebook by Basic Books in 2018.
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|aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 249-275) and index.
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|aThe hidden rules of physics -- What a wonderful world -- The state of the union -- Cracks in the foundations -- Ideal theories -- The incomprehensible comprehensibility of quantum mechanics -- One to rule them all -- Space, the final frontier -- The universe, all there is, and the rest -- Knowledge is power.
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|aWhether pondering black holes or predicting discoveries at CERN, physicists believe the best theories are beautiful, natural, and elegant, and this standard separates popular theories from disposable ones. This is why, the author argues, we have not seen a major breakthrough in the foundations of physics for more than four decades. The belief in beauty has become so dogmatic that it now conflicts with scientific objectivity: observation has been unable to confirm mindboggling theories, like supersymmetry or grand unification, invented by physicists based on aesthetic criteria. Worse, these "too good to not be true" theories are actually untestable and they have left the field in a cul-de-sac. To escape, physicists must rethink their methods. Only by embracing reality as it is can science discover the truth.
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|aMathematical physics.
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|aCosmology.
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|aQuantum theory.
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|aAesthetics.
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