EAN: 9783030133139

SCIENCE AND FICTION FAKE PHYSICS SPOOFS HOAXE...

People are used to seeing fake physics in science fiction - concepts like faster-than-light
travel  antigravity and time travel to name a few. The fiction label ought to be a giveaway 
but some SF writers - especially those with a background in professional science - are so adept
at technobabble that it can be difficult to work out what is fake and what is real. To confuse
matters further  Isaac Asimov's 1948 piece about the fictitious time-travelling substance
thiotimoline was written  not as a short story  but in the form of a spoof research paper. The
boundaries between fact and fiction can also be blurred by physicists themselves - sometimes
unintentionally  sometimes with tongue-in-cheek  sometimes to satirize perceived weaknesses in
research practices. Examples range from hoaxes aimed at exposing poor editorial standards in
academic publications  through thought experiments that sound like the plot of a sci-fi movie
to April Fools' jokes. Even the latter may carry a serious message  whether about the sociology
of science or poking fun at legitimate but far-out scientific hypotheses. This entertaining
book is a joyous romp exploring the whole spectrum of fake physics - from science to fiction
and back again.

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