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题名/责任者:

Einstein's unfinished dream : practical progress towards a theory of everything / Dr. Don Lincoln.

出版发行项:

New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2023.

ISBN:

9780197638033:

ISBN:

0197638031

载体形态项:

xii, 309 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm

个人责任者:

Lincoln, Don, author.

论题主题:

Unified field theories-Popular works.

论题主题:

Particles (Nuclear physics)-Popular works.

论题主题:

Matter-Constitution-Popular works.

论题主题:

Cosmology-Popular works.

中图法分类号:

O412.2

书目附注:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 289-297) and index.

内容附注:

1. God's Thoughts -- 2. Current Knowledge -- 3. Failed and Incomplete Theories -- 4. Dark Matter -- 5. Dark Energy -- 6. Missing Antimatter -- 7. Ultimate Building Blocks -- 8. The Future.

摘要附注:

"The ultimate goal of physics is grand - it is to develop a theory that explains all physical phenomena. The name for this is "a theory of everything." While many theories have been proposed, none have fit the bill. In Einstein's Unfinished Dream, Don Lincoln takes us on a journey through earlier attempts, culminating in the standard model of particle physics and Einstein's general theory of relativity. He then explains the obstacles that lay between where we are now and that final goal. In quick fashion, he dispenses with some popular theories that vie for the title of final theory, and then he lays out the actual path being followed by modern scientists. Rather than guessing at the final answer, scientists study data, trying to understand phenomena that aren't yet explained. These are the clues that will lead the field forward. Lincoln introduces dark matter and dark energy, two substances that make up 95% of the matter and energy in the universe. He digs through the historical list of the building blocks of matter, hoping to find a smaller particle still. He points to the imbalance of matter and antimatter, a fact that modern science simply can't explain. In short, the book brings the reader into the world of modern physics research, allowing people to understand what scientists are actually doing to help us answer the grandest question of all, "Why is there something, rather than nothing?""--

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