The Power of Principles: Physics Revealed

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The Power of Principles: Physics Revealed is written by Howard Burton and published by Open Agenda Publishing. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 1771700254 (ISBN 10) and 9781771700252 (ISBN 13).

This book is based on an in-depth filmed conversation between Howard Burton and Nima Arkani-Hamed, faculty member at the renowned Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton. Nima Arkani-Hamed is one of today's leading particle physicists. In this extensive Ideas Roadshow conversation Nima discusses how we discover the laws of nature, the “scientific method”, the relation between theory and experiment and how we can push our understanding well beyond where experiments can currently reach. With his unbridled enthusiasm and engaging eloquence, Nima takes us inside the world of a working theoretical physicist, sharing his frustration at some of the ways that physics is communicated to the general public while revealing how he and his colleagues hope to be steered towards the truth without experiment to guide them. This carefully-edited book includes an introduction, Beyond Nymphs, Dryads and Leprechauns, and questions for discussion at the end of each chapter: I. Physics Time Management - Giving it your all II. The Problem with Popularization - Not what it used to be III. In Feynman's Footsteps - A genuine challenge IV. Describing Reality - The latest thing vs. the eternally significant V. A Timeless Community - Walking with Galileo, aided by Weinberg VI. Against Relativism - Science, culture, and truth with a capital “T” VII. Strongly Constrained - The effect of combining relativity and quantum mechanics VIII. In Search of a Formula - Predicting clicks and theoretical candidates IX. A Principled Example - The inevitability of the Higgs X. Supersymmetry - Platonic convictions XI. Reacting Precipitously - The sad tale of the supposedly superluminal neutrinos XII. Tangled Pillars - The relationship between relativity and quantum theory XIII. The Pull of the Truth - Plunging in, in the right vicinity XIV. Choosing a Better Description - Thinking your way into the future XV. Beyond Space-Time - Mathematics to the rescue? About Ideas Roadshow Conversations: Presented in an accessible, conversational format, Ideas Roadshow books not only explore frontline academic research but also reveal the inspirations and personal journeys behind the research.