New theories of everything : the quest for ultimate explanation / John D. Barrow.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Barrow, John D., 1952-2020, author.

Series:

Oxford scholarship online.

Oxford scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Physics.

Cosmology.

Physics--Philosophy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (273 p.)

Edition:

[2nd ed., New ed.].

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2023.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The author presents and explains the latest theories, predictions and controversies surrounding the ultimate explanation, from superstrings and multiverses to speculations about the world as a computer, and the implications of these theories for own existence.

Contents:

Contents; 1 Ultimate explanation; 2 Laws; 3 Initial conditions; 4 Forces and particles; 5 Constants of Nature; 6 Broken symmetries; 7 Organizing principles; 8 Selection effects; 9 Is 'pi' really in the sky?; Select Bibliography; Index;

Notes:

Previously issued in print: 2007.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-255) and index.

Derived record based on print version record and publisher information.

ISBN:

1-383-00289-4

1-281-14697-8

9786611146979

0-19-151765-8

1-4294-9853-6

OCLC:

476243491