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100			_aFarmelo, Graham
245			_aUniverse speaks in numbers : _bhow modern maths reveals nature's deepest secrets / _cGraham Farmelo
260			_aLondon _bFaber & Faber Ltd., _c2019
300			_a319p.
365			_aINR _b599.00
500			_aHow math helps us solve the universe's most profound mysteries One of the great insights of science is that the universe has an underlying order. The supreme goal of physicists is to understand this order through laws that describe the behaviour of the most fundamental particles and the forces between them. For centuries, we have searched for these laws by studying the results of experiments. Since the 1970s, however, experiments at the world's most potent atom-smashers have offered few new clues. So some of the world's leading physicists have looked to a different source of insight: modern mathematics. These physicists are sometimes accused of doing 'fairy-tale physics', unrelated to the real world. But in The Universe Speaks in Numbers, award-winning science writer and biographer Farmelo argues that the physics they are doing is based squarely on the well-established principles of quantum theory and relativity and part of a tradition dating back to Isaac Newton. With unprecedented access to some of the world's greatest scientific minds, Farmelo offers a vivid, behind-the-scenes account of the blossoming relationship between mathematics and physics and the research that could revolutionize our understanding of reality. A masterful performance of the some of the most groundbreaking ideas in physics in the past four decades. The Universe Speaks in Numbers is essential reading for anyone interested in the quest to discover the fundamental laws of nature.
650			_aMathematical physics
650			_aMathematics--Methodology
650			_aPhysics--Philosophy
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