{"product_id":"science-and-ultimate-reality-quantum-theory-cosmology-and-complexity-hardback-9780521831130","title":"Science and Ultimate Reality; Quantum Theory, Cosmology, and Complexity (Hardback) 9780521831130","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eScience and Ultimate Reality\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eQuantum Theory, Cosmology, and Complexity\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFascinating contributions from leading researchers in physics and philosophy, inspired by the work of Wheeler.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJohn D. Barrow (Edited by), Paul C. W. Davies (Edited by), Charles L. Harper, Jr (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521831130, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 22 April 2004\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e742 pages, 61 b\/w illus.\u003cbr\u003e25.4 x 18.2 x 3.8 cm, 1.641 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'The sheer breadth of the novel approaches in fundamental research is a testament to Wheeler's broad curiosity. I can only imagine that this book will be read by more great minds eager to plunge into the darkness to shed some light with a torch or even star.' Contemporary Physics\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThis volume provides a fascinating snapshot of the future of physics, covering fundamental physics, at the frontiers of research. It comprises a wide variety of contributions from leading thinkers in the field, inspired by the pioneering work of John A. Wheeler. Quantum theory represents a unifying theme within the book, along with topics such as the nature of physical reality, the arrow of time, models of the universe, superstrings, gravitational radiation, quantum gravity and cosmic inflation. Attempts to formulate a final unification of physics are discussed, along with the existence of hidden dimensions of space, space-time singularities, hidden cosmic matter, and the strange world of quantum technology.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eForeword John A. Wheeler\u003cbr\u003e Editor's preface John D. Barrow, Paul Davies and Charles Harper, Jr.\u003cbr\u003e Preface Freeman J. Dyson\u003cbr\u003e Part I. An Overview of the Contributions of John Archibald Wheeler: 1. John Archibald Wheeler and the clash of ideas Paul C. W. Davies\u003cbr\u003e Part II. An Historian's Tribute to John Archibald Wheeler and Scientific Speculation Through the Ages: 2. The heritage of Heraclitus: John Archibald Wheeler and the itch to speculate Jaroslav Pelikan\u003cbr\u003e Part III. Quantum Reality - Theory: 3. Why is nature described by quantum theory? Lucien Hardy\u003cbr\u003e 4. Thought experiments in honor of John Wheeler Freeman J. Dyson\u003cbr\u003e 5. It from qubit David Deutsch\u003cbr\u003e 6. The wave function: it or bit? H. Dieter Zeh\u003cbr\u003e 7. Quantum Darwinism and envariance Wojciech H. Zurek\u003cbr\u003e 8. Using qubits to learn about it Juan Pablo Paz\u003cbr\u003e 9. Quantum gravity as an ordinary gauge theory Juan M. Maldacena\u003cbr\u003e 10. The Everett interpretation of quantum mechanics Bryce S. DeWitt\u003cbr\u003e Part IV. Quantum Reality - Experiment: 11. Why the quantum? It from bit? A participatory universe? Three far-reaching, visionary questions from John Archibald Wheeler and how they inspired a quantum experimentalist Anton Zeilinger\u003cbr\u003e 12. Speakable and unspeakable, past and future Aephraim M. Steinberg\u003cbr\u003e 13. Conceptual tensions between quantum mechanics and general relativity: are there experimental consequences? Raymond Y. Chiao\u003cbr\u003e 14. Breeding non-local Schrödinger cats: a thought experiment to explore the quantum classical boundary Serge Haroche\u003cbr\u003e 15. Quantum erasing the nature of reality - or, perhaps, the reality of nature? Paul G. Kwiat and Berthold-Georg Englert\u003cbr\u003e 16. Quantum feedback and the quantum-classical transition Hideo Mabuchi\u003cbr\u003e 17. What quantum computers may tell us about quantum mechanics Christopher R. Monroe\u003cbr\u003e Part V. Big Questions in Cosmology: 18. Cosmic inflation and the arrow of time Andreas Albrecht\u003cbr\u003e 19. Cosmology and immutability John D. Barrow\u003cbr\u003e 20. Quantum cosmology, inflation, and the anthropic principle Andrei Linde\u003cbr\u003e 21. Parallel universes Max Tegmark\u003cbr\u003e 22. Quantum theories of gravity: results and prospects Lee Smolin\u003cbr\u003e 23. A genuinely evolving universe Joao Magueijo\u003cbr\u003e 24. Planck-scale models of the universe Fotini G. Markopoulou\u003cbr\u003e 25. Implications of additional spatial dimensions to questions in cosmology Lisa Randall\u003cbr\u003e Part VI. Emergence, Life, and Related Topics: 26. Emergence: us from it Philip D. Clayton\u003cbr\u003e 27. True complexity and its associated ontology George F. R. Ellis\u003cbr\u003e 28. The three origins: cosmos, life and mind Marcelo Gleiser\u003cbr\u003e 29. Autonomous agents Stuart A. Kauffman\u003cbr\u003e 30. To see a world in a grain of sand Shou-Cheng Zhang\u003cbr\u003e Appendix A. Science and ultimate reality program committees\u003cbr\u003e Appendix B. 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