Surprises in Theoretical Physics
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Surprises in Theoretical Physics is a collection of insightful essays by physicist Rudolf Peierls that explores unexpected results and conceptual twists in modern theoretical physics.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Surprises in Theoretical Physics Context triple: [Rudolf Peierls, notableWork, Surprises in Theoretical Physics]
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Black Holes and Baby Universes and Other Essays
Black Holes and Baby Universes and Other Essays is a 1993 collection of popular-science essays and reflections by physicist Stephen Hawking, exploring cosmology, black holes, and his personal life and ideas.
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Super-many-time theory of quantum mechanics
The Super-many-time theory of quantum mechanics is a relativistic generalization of quantum mechanics that introduces multiple time variables to consistently describe interacting quantum fields in different reference frames.
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The Mathematical Theory of Black Holes
The Mathematical Theory of Black Holes is a landmark monograph that presents a rigorous, comprehensive treatment of the physics and mathematics underlying black hole solutions in general relativity.
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Reviews of Modern Physics
Reviews of Modern Physics is a leading peer-reviewed journal that publishes authoritative review articles covering major developments across all areas of physics.
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E.
Faddeev’s axioms
Faddeev’s axioms are a set of conditions characterizing Shannon entropy in information theory, providing an alternative but equivalent axiomatization to the Shannon–Khinchin framework.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Surprises in Theoretical Physics Target entity description: Surprises in Theoretical Physics is a collection of insightful essays by physicist Rudolf Peierls that explores unexpected results and conceptual twists in modern theoretical physics.
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A.
Black Holes and Baby Universes and Other Essays
Black Holes and Baby Universes and Other Essays is a 1993 collection of popular-science essays and reflections by physicist Stephen Hawking, exploring cosmology, black holes, and his personal life and ideas.
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B.
Super-many-time theory of quantum mechanics
The Super-many-time theory of quantum mechanics is a relativistic generalization of quantum mechanics that introduces multiple time variables to consistently describe interacting quantum fields in different reference frames.
-
C.
The Mathematical Theory of Black Holes
The Mathematical Theory of Black Holes is a landmark monograph that presents a rigorous, comprehensive treatment of the physics and mathematics underlying black hole solutions in general relativity.
-
D.
Reviews of Modern Physics
Reviews of Modern Physics is a leading peer-reviewed journal that publishes authoritative review articles covering major developments across all areas of physics.
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E.
Faddeev’s axioms
Faddeev’s axioms are a set of conditions characterizing Shannon entropy in information theory, providing an alternative but equivalent axiomatization to the Shannon–Khinchin framework.
- F. None of above. chosen
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| instanceOf |
book
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essay collection ⓘ |
| about |
counterintuitive phenomena in physics
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development of theoretical ideas ⓘ nuclear physics ⓘ particle physics ⓘ quantum mechanics ⓘ statistical mechanics ⓘ surprising consequences of physical laws ⓘ |
| author | Rudolf Peierls ⓘ |
| countryOfPublication |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| focusesOn |
conceptual twists in physics
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interpretation of physical theories ⓘ unexpected results in physics ⓘ |
| genre |
non-fiction
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physics literature ⓘ popular science ⓘ |
| hasAuthor | Rudolf Peierls ⓘ |
| hasForm | print book ⓘ |
| hasPart |
collection of essays
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essay ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
general scientifically literate readers
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physicists ⓘ students of physics ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
conceptual foundations of physics
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history of physics ⓘ modern physics ⓘ theoretical physics ⓘ |
| notableFor |
accessible explanations of advanced physics concepts
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historical perspective on theoretical discoveries ⓘ |
| publisher | Princeton University Press ⓘ |
| workOf | Rudolf Peierls ⓘ |
| writtenBy | Rudolf Peierls ⓘ |
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