能与不能的科学:一位物理学家穿越反事实之地的旅程 The Science of Can and Can't : A Physicist's Journey Through the Land of Counterfactuals

基本信息

Format:Paperback / softback 272 pages

Publisher:Penguin Books Ltd

Imprint:Penguin Books Ltd

ISBN:9780141986463

Published:30 Jun 2022

Weight:202g

Dimensions:128 x 199 x 19 (mm)

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内容简介

一位年轻的理论物理学家的指南：激进的反事实新科学如何能够揭示我们宇宙的全部范围。

有一大类属性是科学迄今为止几乎完全忽视的。这些属性在日常层面和基本现象层面都是理解物理现实的核心，但它们在传统上被认为是不可能被纳入基本解释的。它们不仅关系到真实的东西（实际的），而且关系到可能是真实的东西（反事实的）。这就是 "能 "和 "不能 "的科学。

基娅拉·马莱托（Chiara Marletto）是这一领域的先驱，她探讨了这一迷人的、意义深远的方法所带来的希望，它不仅能彻底改变基础物理学的表述方式，而且还能应对现有的技术挑战，从提供下一代信息处理设备到设计人工智能。在每一章中，马莱托都阐述了反事实是如何解决科学中一个棘手的公开问题的，并证明通过思考可能的和实际的，我们可以打破知识的障碍，形成一个更完整和富有成效的宇宙图景。

清晰、敏锐、富有想象力......《 能与不能的科学》将打开一系列令人眼花缭乱的概念和想法的大门，将深深改变你看待世界的方式。

A young theoretical physicist's guide to how the radical new science of counterfactuals can reveal the full scope of our universe

There is a vast class of properties that science has so far almost entirely neglected. These properties are central to an understanding of physical reality both at an everyday level and at the level of fundamental phenomena, yet they have traditionally been thought of as impossible to incorporate into fundamental explanations. They relate not only to what is true - the actual - but to what could be true - the counterfactual. This is the science of can and can't.

Chiara Marletto, a pioneer in this field, explores the promise that this fascinating, far-reaching approach holds not only for revolutionizing how fundamental physics is formulated, but also for confronting existing technological challenges, from delivering the next generation of information-processing devices to designing AI. In each chapter, Marletto sets out how counterfactuals can solve a vexed open problem in science, and demonstrates that by contemplating the possible as well as the actual, we can break down barriers to knowledge and form a more complete and fruitful picture of the universe.

'Clear, sharp and imaginative... The Science of Can and Can't will open the doors to a dazzling set of concepts and ideas that will change deeply the way you look at the world' David Deutsch, bestselling author of The Beginning of Infinity

作者简介

基娅拉·马莱托是牛津大学沃尔夫森学院的研究人员。她拥有牛津大学和都灵大学的学位。她的主要研究重点是理论物理学，她还对理论生物学、认识论和意大利文学感兴趣。《能与不能的科学》是她的处女作。

Chiara Marletto is a Research Fellow at Wolfson College, University of Oxford. She holds degrees from the universities of Oxford and Turin. Her main research focus is in theoretical physics, and she also pursues interests in theoretical biology, epistemology and Italian literature. The Science of Can and Can't is her first trade book.