Questioning the Foundations of Physics Which of Our Fundamental Assumptions Are Wrong? /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Aguirre, Anthony (Editor), Foster, Brendan (Editor), Merali, Zeeya (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
• Series: The Frontiers Collection,
• Subjects: Physics.; Astronomy.; Astrophysics.; Cosmology.; Statistical physics.; Dynamical systems.; Theoretical, Mathematical and Computational Physics.; Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology.; History and Philosophical Foundations of Physics.; Statistical Physics, Dynamical Systems and Complexity.

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 Physical Assumptions Are Wrong?”, which drew over...