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Nobel Prize–winning physicist Roger Penrose questions some of the most fashionable ideas in physics today, including string theory

What can fashionable ideas, blind faith, or pure fantasy possibly have to do with the scientific quest to understand the universe? Surely, theoretical physicists are immune to mere trends, dogmatic beliefs, or flights of fancy? In fact, acclaimed physicist and bestselling author Roger Penrose argues that researchers working at the extreme frontiers of physics are just as susceptible to these forces as anyone else. In this provocative book, he argues that fashion, faith, and fantasy, while sometimes productive and even essential in physics, may be leading today's researchers astray in three of the field's most important areas—string theory, quantum mechanics, and cosmology.

Arguing that string theory has veered away from physical reality by positing six extra hidden dimensions, Penrose cautions that the fashionable nature of a theory can cloud our judgment of its plausibility. In the case of quantum mechanics, its stunning success in explaining the atomic universe has led to an uncritical faith that it must also apply to reasonably massive objects, and Penrose responds by suggesting possible changes in quantum theory. Turning to cosmology, he argues that most of the current fantastical ideas about the origins of the universe cannot be true, but that an even wilder reality may lie behind them. Finally, Penrose describes how fashion, faith, and fantasy have ironically also shaped his own work, from twistor theory, a possible alternative to string theory that is beginning to acquire a fashionable status, to "conformal cyclic cosmology," an idea so fantastic that it could be called "conformal crazy cosmology."

The result is an important critique of some of the most significant developments in physics today from one of its most eminent figures.

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"It is always inspiring to read Penrose's uncompromisingly independent perspec-tive on physics."---Richard Dawid, Nature

"Roger Penrose, Co-Winner of the Nobel Prize in Physics, Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences"

"The strength of this book is how the reader can appreciate science as a human undertaking."-- "Choice"

"There are valuable perspectives given by Penrose that only someone of his stature in the physics community can offer, and that should be taken seriously."---Steven Ball, Perspectives on Science and Christian Faith

"Physics has been at an awkward impasse for the past century. Two theories--quantum mechanics and general relativity--are widely believed to be true. . . . But they contradict each other in basic ways--they cannot both be entirely true. In Fashion, Faith, and Fantasy in the New Physics of the Universe . . . Roger Penrose, an elder statesman of physics, considers the problem. As intellectually offbeat as he is eminent . . . He ventures here some novel ways in which the two theories might be reconciled."-- "Wall Street Journal"

"Something is rotten in the state of physics. . . . The eminent mathematician and physicist Roger Penrose identifies several possible sources of the rot. . . . He is not one to be intimidated by an overwhelming majority, no matter how illustrious and vocal it is. He sets out his objections politely and with exemplary patience towards the keepers of physics orthodoxy. . . . Time will tell whether any of his judgments are correct. In the meantime, his critics would do well to remember George Bernard Shaw's warning: 'The minority is sometimes right; the majority is always wrong.'"---Graham Farmelo, The Guardian

"An extremely original, rich, and thoughtful survey of today's most fashionable attempts to decipher the cosmos on its smallest and largest scales."-- "Science"

"The book is replete with phenomenal visual representations of the physics under discussion, a reminder of Penrose's ability to see and describe physics in a unique way. . . . Ultimately, what is most valuable about the book is the excellent example he offers in how to ask questions."---Chanda Prescod-Weinstein, Physics World

"Excellent and provocative. . . . I strongly recommend this book for all students of the Supreme Court."---Thomas G. Hansford, Law and Politics Book Review

"I can't recommend [Fashion, Faith, and Fantasy in the New Physics of the Universe] too highly to anyone with a serious interest in fundamental questions about physics."---Peter Woit, Not Even Wrong

"In standing outside the fray and criticising the central dogmas of fundamental physics, Penrose is playing the role of Einstein, who forced quantum theorists to defend and hone their ideas, and Sir Fred Hoyle, who persistently challenged Big Bang theorists to sharpen their ideas. This is an extremely important role, and long may Penrose fulfill it."-- "Times Higher Education"

"Winner of the 2017 PROSE Award in Chemistry & Physics, Association of American Publishers"

"A valuable insight into what one of the most prominent theoretical physicists of recent times makes of reality's relationship to ideas in quantum theory, standard cosmology, and theories that pretend to replace them."---Richard Webb, New Scientist

"[A] beautifully produced, beautifully laid-out and diagrammed book. . . . There is possibly no better or more original expositor than Penrose to draw from. If modern physics theory is of interest to you, you certainly won't want to ignore this book."-- "Math Frolic"

"Penrose gets to the heart of modern physics' problem with subjectivity in this insightful and provocative pop-sci title. . . . [A] rewarding discussion of scientific stumbles in the search for truth."-- "Publishers Weekly"

"The most important thing is not exactly what he writes about string theory, cosmology and quantum mechanics in his latest book . . . but that a book so wide and deep in its erudition could be written at all. If his successors cannot do the same, science will be all the poorer."---Philip Ball, Prospect

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Roger Penrose, one the world's foremost theoretical physicists, has won numerous prizes, including the Nobel Prize and the Albert Einstein Medal, for his fundamental contributions to general relativity and cosmology. He is the bestselling author, with Stephen Hawking, of The Nature of Space and Time (Princeton). Penrose's other books include Cycles of Time: An Extraordinary New View of the Universe and The Road to Reality: A Complete Guide to the Laws of the Universe (both Vintage). He is the Rouse Ball Professor of Mathematics Emeritus at the University of Oxford and lives in Oxford, England.

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  • 出版社 ‏ : ‎ Princeton University Press; Reprint版 (2016/9/13)
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5つ星のうち5.0 ペンローズ最新の主張の総括本
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本書はペンローズの最新の主張をまとめたものです。

第1章はFashionと題して、流行のString Theoryに対する疑念を表明、第2章はFaithと題して、常識となっている量子力学に対する疑念を表明、第3章はFantasyと題して、これも常識となっているビッグバン理論に対する疑念を表明しています。最後の第4章は、著者が構築したTwistor Theoryの最新事情です。

いずれもメインストリームから外れた主張ですが、ペンローズの記述は説得力があり、疑念が正しいのではないかと説得されてしまいます。

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Aran Joseph Canes
5つ星のうち5.0 A Fascinating Perspective on Twenty-First Century Physics
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Fashion, Faith and Fantasy is the book version of a series of invited lectures Penrose gave at Princeton University. The eponymous three “Fs” refer to string theory (fashionable), quantum theory (relying on faith) and cosmology (revealing the fantastic).

The only one of these that, at first blush, seems like a stretch is the faith demanded in quantum theory. Doesn’t quantum physics have the most experimental support of any physical theory?

Yes, Penrose agrees, but its underlying ontology is so baffling that it requires some degree of faith to maintain that it is the final explanation of our universe.

Penrose then elaborates what he sees as problems in all three of the branches of physics and proposes his twistor theory as a possible solution. I’ve only read two others of Penrose’s books but I can vouch that this book covers much the same ground.

The highlights for me were a thorough explanation of why quantum theory and general relativity contradict one another and his relatively easy to understand journey through the wide varieties of string theory.

Like all of Penrose’s books it’s worth reading but, given the amount of repeated material, it may be better to choose a masterwork like the Road to Reality as an initial foray. Nevertheless, as a physicist with such accomplishments that he can buck prevailing trends, Penrose provides a unique perspective into the riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma that is physics in the twenty-first century.
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5つ星のうち5.0 Recebi hoje. Excelente visual de capa dura e paginação de otima qualidade.
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Não li ainda, mas gostei do material da capa e paginas com impressão de qualidade.
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5つ星のうち5.0 High level physics book.
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Excellent reading for university physics students
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Ajay Palekar
5つ星のうち5.0 A must read for all physics lovers
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This is a gem of a book by the master Roger Penrose - one of the most brilliant minds in physics and mathematics. It is an original, rich, and thoughtful survey of today's attempts to decipher the cosmos.
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5つ星のうち5.0 Unless you have a pretty good grasp of mathematics you will not really appreciate ...
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Penrose has everything at his finger tips - very impressive. Unless you have a pretty good grasp of mathematics you will not really appreciate it, but his conclusions about various matters (such as string theory) are very interesting even if you do not properly understand what they are based on. If you have no background in mathematics, this book is not for you, and neither is it unless you have some knowledge of what physics and cosmology are doing today.
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