{"product_id":"portals-to-a-new-reality-five-pathways-to-the-future-of-physics","title":"Portals to a New Reality: Five Pathways to the Future of Physics","description":"\u003cdiv data-a-expander-name=\"book_description_expander\" data-a-expander-collapsed-height=\"280\" class=\"a-expander-collapsed-height a-row a-expander-container a-spacing-base a-expander-partial-collapse-container\" style=\"max-height: none; height: 280px;\"\u003e \u003cdiv data-expanded=\"false\" class=\"a-expander-content a-expander-partial-collapse-content\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px;\"\u003e \u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eWhy five revolutionary experiments in quantum physics promise to open the gates separating us from a true understanding of the universe\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e For the last century, physics has been treading along the paths set by the same two theories‚Äîquantum theory and general relativity‚Äîand, let‚Äôs face it, it‚Äôs getting pretty boring. Most scientists are simply chasing decimal points in laboratories, unable to explore the theories at large scales, where serious discrepancies could emerge. \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e The situation is a lot like the one physics was in in 1890, right before Planck, Einstein, and Bohr blew the roof off Newtonian physics. As Vlatko Vedral argues in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003ePortals to a New Reality\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, that means we are on the brink of a revolution. Vedral shows how quantum information theory has opened radically new avenues for experiments that could upend physics. They can sound very strange‚Äîone essentially involves entangling a human with Schr√∂dinger‚Äôs cat‚Äîbut they lay bare elements of our theories that are particularly problematic, such as the widespread belief that nothing truly exists unless it is observed.  \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e At present these experiments are thought experiments, albeit fascinating ones. But nothing, save inertia and a lack of ambition, stands in our way. Now is the time to rewrite the understanding of the universe. \u003c\/span\u003e  \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"a-expander-header a-expander-partial-collapse-header\" style=\"opacity: 1; display: block;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-expander-content-fade\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"javascript:void(0)\" role=\"button\" data-action=\"a-expander-toggle\" class=\"a-declarative\" data-a-expander-toggle='{\"allowLinkDefault\":true, \"expand_prompt\":\"Read more\", \"collapse_prompt\":\"Read less\"}'\u003e\u003ci class=\"a-icon a-icon-extender-expand\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-expander-prompt\"\u003eRead more\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Basic Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50214324568349,"sku":"9781541604780","price":23.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0901\/5692\/5213\/files\/9781541604780.jpg?v=1754064539","url":"https:\/\/bookdelico.com\/products\/portals-to-a-new-reality-five-pathways-to-the-future-of-physics","provider":"Book Delico ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}