Inflated Expectations: A Cosmological Tale - A Conversation with Paul Steinhardt
By Howard Burton
Length1h 57m
About this audiobook
This book is based on an in-depth conversation between Howard Burton and Paul Steinhardt, the Albert Einstein Professor of Science and Director of the Center for Theoretical Science at Princeton University. He is one of the originators of the theory of cosmic inflation and has become one of its fiercest critics. This fascinating conversation covers topics such as Paul Steinhardt’s scientific development, his formative experiences at Caltech including his encounters with Richard Feynman, his development and later scepticism of the theory of cosmic inflation, the response of the scientific community to the failure of this theory, his theory of cosmology, The Ekpyrotic Universe, and more..
This carefully-edited book includes an introduction, Not Even Wrong, and questions for discussion at the end of each chapter:
I. Scientific Beginnings - Marie Curie, Richard Feynman, and finding one’s path
II. Inflationary Excitement - A captivating talk and subsequent insights
III. Progress, Tuned Appropriately - The Nuffield Workshop and its aftermath
IV. Two Major Issues - The initial value problem and eternal inflation
V. Cosmological Denial - Resolutely clinging to a good story
VI. Bouncing Back? - Considering a key change
About Ideas Roadshow Conversations Series:
Presented in an accessible, conversational format, Ideas Roadshow books not only explore frontline academic research featuring world-leading researchers but also reveal the inspirations and personal journeys behind the research.
Audiobook details
GenreScience and Nature
Length1 hr 57 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Contents
10Questions for Discussion:
2A Note on the Text
11IV. Two Major Issues
3Introduction
12Questions for Discussion:
4The Conversation
13V. Cosmological Denial
5I. Scientific Beginnings
14Questions for Discussion:
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6Questions for Discussion:
15VI. Bouncing Back?
7II. Inflationary Excitement
16Questions for Discussion:
8Questions for Discussion:
17Continuing the Conversation
9III. Progress, Tuned Appropriately
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