TY  - BOOK
AU  - Robert B.Laughlin
TI  - A Different Universe
SN  - 9780465038299
AV  - QC24.5 
U1  - 530 
PB  - Basic Books
KW  - Physical Sciences
N2  - In this age of superstring theories and Big Bang cosmology, we're used to thinking of the unknown as impossibly distant from our everyday lives. But in A Different Universe, Nobel Laureate Robert Laughlin argues that the scientific frontier is right under our fingers. Instead of looking for ultimate theories, Laughlin considers the world of emergent properties-meaning the properties, such as the hardness and shape of a crystal, that result from the organization of large numbers of atoms. Laughlin shows us how the most fundamental laws of physics are in fact emergent. A Different Universe is a truly mind-bending book that shows us why everything we think about fundamental physical laws needs to change
ER  -