LEADER 01651cam a2200289Ii 4500 001 991003779869707536 008 200318s2008 si b 001 0 eng d 020 $a9789812812346 035 $ab14386252-39ule_inst 040 $aBibl. Dip.le Aggr. Matematica e Fisica - Sez. Fisica$beng 082 04$a536.7$222 084 $aLC QC311 100 1 $aSidharth, Burra Gautam$0786742 245 14$aThe thermodynamic universe :$bexploring the limits of physics /$cB.G. Sidharth 264 1$aSingapore ;$aHackensack, NJ :$bWorld Scientific,$c[2008] 300 $aix, 293 p. ;$c24 cm 504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 271-287) and index 505 0 $aThe limits of physics -- Law without law -- The universe of fluctuations -- The thermodynamic universe -- Spacetime models and tests -- The origin of mass, spin and interaction -- The enigma of gravitation -- An adventurer's miscellany 520 1 $a"Particle Physics and High Energy have stagnated since the early 1970s. Now, the underlying principle of reductionism - so sacred to twentieth-century physics - is itself being questioned. This book examines these tumultuous developments that are leading to a paradigm shift and a new horizon for Physics."--Jacket 650 4$aThermodynamics 650 4$aFluctuations (Physics) 907 $a.b14386252$b11-01-21$c18-03-20 912 $a991003779869707536 945 $aLE006 Fondo Polezzo 019$cEx libris Stefano Polezzo$g1$i2006000186674$lle006$og$pE34.00$q-$rl$s- $t0$u0$v0$w0$x0$y.i15944359$z11-01-21 996 $aThermodynamic universe$91752243 997 $aUNISALENTO 998 $ale006$b18-03-20$cm$da $e $feng$gsi $h4$i0