In this age of superstring theories and Big Bang cosmology, we''re used to thinking of the unknown as impossibly distant from our everyday lives. But in A Different Universe , Nobel Laureate Robert Laughlin argues that the scientific frontier is right under our fingers.

Instead of looking for ultimate theories, Laughlin considers the world of emergent properties-meaning the properties, such as the hardness and shape of a crystal, that result from the organization of large numbers of atoms. Laughlin shows us how the most fundamental laws of physics are in fact emergent.

A Different Universe is a truly mind-bending book that shows us why everything we think about fundamental physical laws needs to change.


Format Häftad Omfång 272 sidor Språk Engelska Förlag Basic Books Utgivningsdatum 2006-02-28 ISBN 9780465038299