内容简介
Thisvolumeprovidesafascinatingsnapshotofthefutureofphysics,coveringfundamentalphysics,atthefrontiersofresearch.Itcomprisesawidevarietyofcontributionsfromleadingthinkersinthefield,inspiredbythepioneeringworkofJohnA.Wheeler.Quantumtheoryrepresentsaunifyingthemewithinthebook,alongwithtopicssuchasthenatureofphysicalreality,thearrowoftime,modelsoftheuniverse,superstrings,gravitationalradiation,quantumgravityandcosmicinflation.Attemptstoformulateafinalunificationofphysicsarediscussed,alongwiththeexistenceofhiddendimensionsofspace,space-timesingularities,hiddencosmicmatter,andthestrangeworldofquantumtechnology.