Published August 2006 | Version v1
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String theory gets knotted

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Description

'Not even wrong' was Wolfgang Pauli's ultimate put-down for any theory he considered wide of the mark. Here it is adopted by Peter Woit - a mathematician at Columbia University - and aimed at the rampant industry of string theory that has mushroomed in the past 20 years, covering elementary particle physics, cosmology and even consciousness. (book review) (U.K.)

Availability note (English)

Available online: http://www.physicsweb.org/

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URL
http://www.physicsweb.org/;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Physics World
Journal Volume
19
Journal Issue
8
Journal Page Range
p. vp.
ISSN
0953-8585

INIS

Country of Publication
United Kingdom
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
37107941
Subject category
S72: PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS;
Descriptors DEI
COSMOLOGY; HILBERT SPACE; MANY-DIMENSIONAL CALCULATIONS; QUANTUM FIELD THEORY; STRING MODELS; SYMMETRY GROUPS
Descriptors DEC
BANACH SPACE; COMPOSITE MODELS; EXTENDED PARTICLE MODEL; FIELD THEORIES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MATHEMATICAL SPACE; PARTICLE MODELS; QUARK MODEL; SPACE

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Notes
Book review of 'Not Even Wrong - The Failure of String Theory and the Continuing Challenge to Unify the Laws of Physics' by Peter Woit, 2006:Jonathan Cape, 290 pp