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Depuis quelques décennies, une théorie merveilleuse enthousiasme les physiciens : la théorie des cordes, qui stipule (en bref) que les particules élémentaires - électrons, quarks, etc. - ne seraient pas ponctuelles mais semblables à de minuscules cordes vibrantes : chaque vibration correspondrait à une particule, comme chaque fréquence sonore définit une note de musique. Aussi poétique soit cette vision de la matière, elle présente un inconvénient majeur, celui de se prêter très mal à l'expérimentation. Elle reste donc une théorie virtuelle dont l'impact est surtout d'ordre sociologique : le gratin de la physique mondiale abonde en "cordistes", au détriment des spécialistes d'autres domaines, et la physique a vu ses crédits focalisés dans une direction trop théorique. Lee Smolin, physicien réputé, explique à la fois les promesses de la théorie et les excès auxquels elle a mené, sans omettre de formuler quelques recettes pour que la science ne retombe plus dans une telle ornière.

String models. --- Physics --- Modèles des cordes vibrantes (physique nucléaire) --- Physique --- Methodology --- History --- Méthodologie --- Histoire --- Modèles des cordes vibrantes (Physique nucléaire) --- Méthodologie --- Modèles des cordes vibrantes (physique nucléaire)

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Physics --- String models. --- Physique --- Modèles des cordes vibrantes (Physique nucléaire) --- Methodology --- History --- Méthodologie --- Histoire

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In this groundbreaking book, the renowned theoretical physicist Lee Smolin argues that physics--the basis for all other science--has lost its way. The problem is string theory, an ambitious attempt to formulate "a theory of everything" that explains all the forces and particles of nature and how the universe came to be. With its exotic new particles and parallel universes, string theory has captured the public"s imagination and seduced many physicists. But as Smolin reveals, there"s a deep flaw in the theory: no part of it has been proven, and no one knows how to prove it. As a scientific theory, it has been a colossal failure. And because it has soaked up the lion"s share of funding, attracted some of the best minds, and penalized young physicists for pursuing other avenues, it is dragging the rest of physics down with it. With clarity, passion, and authority, Smolin charts the rise and fall of string theory and takes a fascinating look at what will replace it. A group of young theorists has begun to develop exciting new ideas that are, unlike string theory, testable. Smolin tells us who and what to watch for in the coming years and how we can find the next Einstein. This is a wake-up call, and Lee Smolin--a former string theorist himself-- is the perfect person to deliver it.

Physics --- String models. --- Methodology --- History

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Physics --- String models --- Physical laws --- Philosophy --- Methodology

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"From one of our foremost thinkers and public intellectuals, a radical new view of the nature of time and the cosmos What is time? This deceptively simple question is the single most important problem facing science as we probe more deeply into the fundamentals of the universe. All of the mysteries physicists and cosmologists face--from the Big Bang to the future of the universe, from the puzzles of quantum physics to the unification of forces and particles--come down to the nature of time. The fact that time is real may seem obvious. You experience it passing every day when you watch clocks tick, bread toast, and children grow. But most physicists, from Newton to Einstein to today's quantum theorists, have seen things differently. The scientific case for time being an illusion is formidable. That is why the consequences of adopting the view that time is real are revolutionary. Lee Smolin, author of the controversial bestseller The Trouble with Physics, argues that a limited notion of time is holding physics back. It's time for a major revolution in scientific thought. The reality of time could be the key to the next big breakthrough in theoretical physics. What if the laws of physics themselves were not timeless? What if they could evolve? Time Reborn offers a radical new approach to cosmology that embraces the reality of time and opens up a whole new universe of possibilities. There are few ideas that, like our notion of time, shape our thinking about literally everything, with huge implications for physics and beyond--from climate change to the economic crisis. Smolin explains in lively and lucid prose how the true nature of time impacts our world"--

Quantum cosmology. --- Space and time. --- Quantum field theory. --- Théorie quantique des champs. --- Cosmologie quantique. --- Espace et temps. --- Théorie quantique des champs.