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Author(s):	Andrew May

Date:	2019-05-22	Format:	PDF	Language:	English	ISBN/ASIN:	3030133133
Pages:	170	OCR:		Quality:		ISBN13:
Uploader:	maveriks	Upload Date:	4/17/2019 7:55:55 AM

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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 Asimovs 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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