03085nam 22004575 450 991033786940332120200703032527.03-030-13314-110.1007/978-3-030-13314-6(CKB)4100000007938098(DE-He213)978-3-030-13314-6(MiAaPQ)EBC5836927(PPN)235669938(EXLCZ)99410000000793809820190412d2019 u| 0engurnn|008mamaatxtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierFake Physics: Spoofs, Hoaxes and Fictitious Science /by Andrew May1st ed. 2019.Cham :Springer International Publishing :Imprint: Springer,2019.1 online resource (X, 170 p. 33 illus., 21 illus. in color.) Science and Fiction,2197-11883-030-13313-3 Introduction -- Science Fiction Posing as Science Fact -- The Relativity of Wrong -- The Art of Technobabble -- Spoofs in Science Journals -- April Fool -- Making a Point -- Thinking Outside the Box -- Appendix: Science for Crackpots.People are used to seeing “fake physics” in science fiction – concepts like faster-than-light travel, antigravity and time travel to name a few. The fiction label ought to be a giveaway, but some SF writers – especially those with a background in professional science – are so adept at “technobabble” that it can be difficult to work out what is fake and what is real. To confuse matters further, Isaac Asimov’s 1948 piece about the fictitious time-travelling substance thiotimoline was written, not as a short story, but in the form of a spoof research paper. The boundaries between fact and fiction can also be blurred by physicists themselves - sometimes unintentionally, sometimes with tongue-in-cheek, sometimes to satirize perceived weaknesses in research practices. Examples range from hoaxes aimed at exposing poor editorial standards in academic publications, through “thought experiments” that sound like the plot of a sci-fi movie to April Fools’ jokes. Even the latter may carry a serious message, whether about the sociology of science or poking fun at legitimate but far-out scientific hypotheses. This entertaining book is a joyous romp exploring the whole spectrum of fake physics – from science to fiction and back again.Science and Fiction,2197-1188PhysicsPopular Science in Physicshttps://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/Q29000Physics, generalhttps://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/P00002Physics.Popular Science in Physics.Physics, general.530May Andrewauthttp://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut823854BOOK9910337869403321Fake Physics: Spoofs, Hoaxes and Fictitious Science1870533UNINA