The Problems of Physics, Reconsidered - A Conversation with Tony Leggett
By Howard Burton
Length1h 43m
About this audiobook
This book is based on an in-depth conversation between Howard Burton and Physics Nobel Laureate Tony Leggett. The basis of this conversation is Tony Leggett’s book The Problems of Physics and further explores the insightful plain-speaking itemization that he developed of the physics landscape according to four basic categories—the very small (particle physics), the very large (cosmology), the very complex (condensed matter physics) and the very unclear (foundations of quantum theory)—while providing a thoughtful follow-up analysis from a contemporary perspective to assess how much progress we’ve made and which mysteries remain or have come on the scene since the book was published.
This carefully-edited book includes an introduction, The Gentleman Laureate, and questions for discussion at the end of each chapter:
I. Back to the Future - Setting the Stage
II. The Very Small - Much the same
III. The Very Large - Cosmology
IV. A Glassy Digression - The perils of affirming the consequent
V. The Very Complex - Condensed matter physics meets quantum information
VI. Understanding - What it actually means
VII. Different Regimes - Nature’s Scales
VIII. Schrödinger’s Cat - Different domains?
IX. The Slings and Arrows of Time - Irreversible?
X. The Anthropic Principle - Better left unsaid?
XI. The Future of Physics - From Louis Armstrong to topological quantum computing
About Ideas Roadshow Conversations Series:
This book is part of a series of 100 Ideas Roadshow Conversations. Presented in an accessible, conversational format, Ideas Roadshow books not only explore frontline academic research featuring world-leading researchers, including 3 Nobel Laureates, but also reveal the inspirations and personal journeys behind the research.
Audiobook details
GenreScience and Nature
Length1 hr 43 mins
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FormateBook with Audio
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Contents
15VI. Understanding
2A Note on the Text
16Questions for Discussion:
3Introduction
17VII. Different Regimes
4The Conversation
18Questions for Discussion:
5I. Back to the Future
19VIII. Schrödinger’s Cat
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6Questions for Discussion:
20Questions for Discussion:
7II. The Very Small
21IX. The Slings and Arrows of Time
8Questions for Discussion:
22Questions for Discussion:
9III. The Very Large
23X. The Anthropic Principle
10Questions for Discussion:
24Questions for Discussion:
11IV. A Glassy Digression
25XI. The Future of Physics
12Questions for Discussion:
26Questions for Discussion:
13V. The Very Complex
27Continuing the Conversation
14Additional Information:
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