EAN: 9780141986463

THE SCIENCE OF CAN AND CAN - CHIARA MARLETTO K...

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

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