Not Even Wrong

English, Peter Woit, 2007
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Peter Woit is a lecturer in the mathematics department of Columbia University, where in recent years he has taught graduate courses in quantum field theory, representation theory, and differential geometry. His math and physics blog, Not Even Wrong, has been featured in Discover, Seed, and New Scientist. He lives in New York.

Abstract
When does physics depart the realm of testable hypothesis and come to resemble theology? Peter Woit argues that string theory isn't just going in the wrong direction; it's not even science. Not Even Wrong shows that what many physicists call "superstring theory" is not a theory at all. It makes no predictions, not even wrong ones, and this very lack of falsifiability is what has allowed the subject to survive and flourish. Peter Woit explains why the mathematic.

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Language
English
Author
Peter Woit
Number of pages
320
Book cover
Paperback
Year
2007
Item number
8247968

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Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Category
Reference books
Manufacturer no.
9780465092765
Release date
4.4.2018

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Language
English
Author
Peter Woit
Number of pages
320
Book cover
Paperback
Year
2007

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