How math helps us solve the universe's deepest mysteriesOne of the
great insights of science is that the universe has an underlying
order. The supreme goal of physicists is to understand this order
through laws that describe the behavior of the most basic particles
and the forces between them. For centuries, we have searched for
these laws by studying the results of experiments. Since the 1970s,
however, experiments at the world's most powerful atom-smashers
have offered few new clues. So some of the world's leading
physicists have looked to a different source of insight: modern
mathematics. These physicists are sometimes accused of doing
'fairy-tale physics', unrelated to the real world. But in The
Universe Speaks in Numbers, award-winning science writer and
biographer Farmelo argues that the physics they are doing is based
squarely on the well-established principles of quantum theory and
relativity, and part of a tradition dating back to Isaac Newton.
With unprecedented access to some of the world's greatest
scientific minds, Farmelo offers a vivid, behind-the-scenes account
of the blossoming relationship between mathematics and physics and
the research that could revolutionize our understanding of
reality.A masterful account of the some of the most groundbreaking
ideas in physics in the past four decades. The Universe Speaks in
Numbers is essential reading for anyone interested in the quest to
discover the fundamental laws of nature.
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