Questioning the Foundations of Physics Which of Our Fundamental Assu
The essays in this book look at way in which the fundaments of physics might need to be changed in order to make progress towards a unified theory. They are based on the prize-winning essays submitted to the FQXi essay competition “Which of Our Basic Phys
- PDF / 6,604,258 Bytes
- 279 Pages / 453.543 x 683.15 pts Page_size
- 33 Downloads / 194 Views
F R O N T I E R S
C O L L E C T I O N
Anthony Aguirre Brendan Foster Zeeya Merali (Eds.)
QUESTIONING THE FOUNDATIONS OF PHYSICS Which of Our Fundamental Assumptions Are Wrong?
THE FRONTIERS COLLECTION Series editors Avshalom C. Elitzur Unit of Interdisciplinary Studies, Bar-Ilan University, 52900 Ramat-Gan, Israel e-mail: [email protected] Laura Mersini-Houghton Department of Physics, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3255, USA e-mail: [email protected] T. Padmanabhan Inter University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics (IUCAA) Pune, India Maximilian Schlosshauer Department of Physics, University of Portland, Portland, OR 97203, USA e-mail: [email protected] Mark P. Silverman Department of Physics, Trinity College, Hartford, CT 06106, USA e-mail: [email protected] Jack A. Tuszynski Department of Physics, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 1Z2, Canada e-mail: [email protected] Rüdiger Vaas Center for Philosophy and Foundations of Science, University of Giessen, 35394 Giessen, Germany e-mail: [email protected]
THE FRONTIERS COLLECTION
Series Editors A.C. Elitzur L. Mersini-Houghton T. Padmanabhan M.P. Silverman J.A. Tuszynski R. Vaas
M. Schlosshauer
The books in this collection are devoted to challenging and open problems at the forefront of modern science, including related philosophical debates. In contrast to typical research monographs, however, they strive to present their topics in a manner accessible also to scientifically literate non-specialists wishing to gain insight into the deeper implications and fascinating questions involved. Taken as a whole, the series reflects the need for a fundamental and interdisciplinary approach to modern science. Furthermore, it is intended to encourage active scientists in all areas to ponder over important and perhaps controversial issues beyond their own speciality. Extending from quantum physics and relativity to entropy, consciousness and complex systems—the Frontiers Collection will inspire readers to push back the frontiers of their own knowledge.
More information about this series at http://www.springer.com/series/5342
For a full list of published titles, please see back of book or springer.com/series/5342
Anthony Aguirre Brendan Foster Zeeya Merali •
Editors
QUESTIONING THE FOUNDATIONS OF PHYSICS Which of Our Fundamental Assumptions Are Wrong?
123
Editors Anthony Aguirre Department of Physics University of California Santa Cruz, CA USA
Zeeya Merali Foundational Questions Institute New York, NY USA
Brendan Foster Foundational Questions Institute New York, NY USA
ISSN 1612-3018 ISSN 2197-6619 (electronic) THE FRONTIERS COLLECTION ISBN 978-3-319-13044-6 ISBN 978-3-319-13045-3 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-13045-3 Library of Congress Control Number: 2014957159 Springer Cham Heidelberg New York Dordrecht London © Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is conc
Data Loading...
