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Something Deeply Hidden: Quantum Worlds and the Emergence of Spacetime
Author:Sean M. Carroll
Country:United States
Language:English
Subject:Quantum mechanics
Genre:Non-fiction
Publisher:Dutton
Release Date:September 10, 2019
Media Type:Print, e-book, audiobook
Pages:368 pp.
Isbn:978-1524743017
Oclc:1134416421
Preceded By:The Big Picture
Followed By:The Biggest Ideas in the Universe

Something Deeply Hidden: Quantum Worlds and the Emergence of Spacetime is a non-fiction book by American theoretical physicist Sean M. Carroll. The book, his fifth, was released on September 10, 2019 by Dutton.

Synopsis

In this book, Carroll examines the reasons why people misunderstand quantum mechanics and advocates a version of the many-worlds interpretation, while objecting to the views often grouped together as the Copenhagen interpretation.[1] [2]

Reception

Reviews in Publishers Weekly and Kirkus were generally positive, while the latter noted that Carroll's "eschewing mathematics" may have been somewhat detrimental when discussing topics that "might benefit from at least a little math," observing, "Readers who remember freshman college physics will be intrigued; others will struggle."[3] [4] Physicist and writer Adam Frank in his review for NPR wrote that he did not in the end find Carroll's arguments convincing (Frank himself leans in the direction of QBism), but that Carroll's case was "carefully reasoned" and his presentations of the various opposing views were fair.[5] Writing in Physics Today, Matthew Leifer was more critical, saying that "the alternatives to [many worlds] are not as hopeless as Carroll makes them out to be" and finding Carroll's treatment of Bell's theorem too superficial.[6]

Science writer Jim Baggott criticized the publication of Something Deeply Hidden and the many world interpretation more broadly as "post-empirical science".[7] The book was also reviewed by science writer Philip Ball and by physicist-authors Chad Orzel and Sabine Hossenfelder.[8] [9] [10]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sean Carroll, "Something Deeply Hidden: Quantum Worlds and the Emergence of Spacetime" (Harvard Science Book Talk) . science.fas.harvard.edu . 13 February 2020 . en . 13 February 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200213115557/https://science.fas.harvard.edu/event/sean-carroll-something-deeply-hidden-quantum-worlds-and-emergence . live .
  2. Sean Carroll Thinks We All Exist on Multiple Worlds. Chen. Sophia. 10 November 2019. Wired. en. 13 February 2020. 7 April 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200407211615/https://www.wired.com/story/sean-carroll-thinks-we-all-exist-on-multiple-worlds/. live.
  3. Web site: SOMETHING DEEPLY HIDDEN by Sean Carroll Kirkus Reviews . . 13 February 2020 . en . 13 February 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200213121139/https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/sean-carroll/something-deeply-hidden/ . live .
  4. Web site: Nonfiction Book Review: Something Deeply Hidden: Quantum Worlds and the Emergence of Spacetime by Sean Carroll. Dutton, $29 (400p) ISBN 978-1-5247-4301-7 . . 13 February 2020 . en . 13 February 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200213115544/https://www.publishersweekly.com/978-1-5247-4301-7 . live .
  5. Web site: In 'Something Deeply Hidden,' Sean Carroll Argues There Are Infinite Copies Of You. Frank. Adam. Adam Frank. September 13, 2019. NPR. en. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200213115546/https://www.npr.org/2019/09/13/760545897/in-something-deeply-hidden-sean-carroll-argues-there-are-infinite-copies-of-you. 13 February 2020. 13 February 2020.
  6. 10.1063/PT.3.4366 . Does the many-worlds interpretation hold the key to spacetime? . . Matthew . Leifer . 72 . 12 . 2019 . 56. free . 2019PhT....72l..56L .
  7. Web site: Post-empirical science is an oxymoron, and it is dangerous. Baggott. Jim. Jim Baggott. 2019-10-07. Aeon. en. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200215042917/https://aeon.co/essays/post-empirical-science-is-an-oxymoron-and-it-is-dangerous. 2020-02-15. 2020-02-15.
  8. Web site: Just how conceptually economical is the Many Worlds Interpretation?. Ball. Philip. Philip Ball. 2019-09-27. homunculus. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200215182750/https://philipball.blogspot.com/2019/09/just-how-conceptually-economical-is.html. 2020-02-15. 2020-02-15.
  9. Web site: Many Worlds, But Too Much Metaphor. Orzel. Chad. Chad Orzel. 2019-09-17. Forbes. en. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200215182744/https://www.forbes.com/sites/chadorzel/2019/09/17/many-worlds-but-too-much-metaphor/. 2020-02-15. 2020-02-15.
  10. Web site: Book Review: "Something Deeply Hidden" by Sean Carroll. Hossenfelder. Sabine. Sabine Hossenfelder. 2019-09-10. Backreaction. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200215182749/https://backreaction.blogspot.com/2019/09/book-review-something-deeply-hidden-by.html. 2020-02-15. 2020-02-15.

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