If the new boson is indeed the Higgs particle, its discovery represents an important milestone in the history of particle physics. However, despite the pressure to award Nobel Prizes to physicists associated with the Higgs boson, John Moffat argues that there still remain important data analyses to be performed before uncorking the champagne. John Moffat is Professor Emeritus of Physics at the University of Toronto and a senior researcher at the Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics. Well-known for his outside-the-box research on topics such as dark matter, dark energy, and the varying speed of light cosmology (VSL), his new book takes a critical look at the hype surrounding the Higgs boson. In the process, he presents a cogent and often entertaining history of particle physics and an exploration of alternative theories of particle physics that do not feature the Higgs boson, including his own. He gives a detailed and personal description of how theoretical physicists come up with new theories, and emphasizes how carefully experimental physicists must interpret the complex data now coming out of accelerators like the Large Hadron Collider (LHC). The book does not shy away from controversial topics such as the sociology of particle physics. There is immense pressure on projects like the $9 billion LHC to come up with positive results in order to secure funding for the future. Yet to date, the Higgs boson may be the only positive result to emerge from the LHC experiments. The searches for dark matter particles, mini-black holes, extra dimensions, and supersymmetric particles have all come up empty-handed, with serious consequences for theoretical physics, including string theory and gravity theory. John Moffat is also the author of Reinventing Gravity (2008) and Einstein Wrote Back (2010).

What sets this book apart is the fact that it is not just another science book describing scientific facts and phenomena! It would surely be redundant since that task has been done many times over with much more elegant prose and brighter narrators. In this book, for the first time we have undertaken the task of breaking the code of any piece of matter or natural phenomena; whether it is an atom, a quantum occurance, a planet, a galaxy, or any other perceivable thing. It covers any natural phenomena ever discovered or one that will be unravelled by the future pioneers in their respective fields. This book provides the trail map of any and all things that man has discovered and shows how their codes were cracked. The list of discoveries is endless but prominent amongst them are the discovery of fire, elecricity, magnetism, laws of motion, the solar system and planets, so on and so forth. This book goes beyond just pure science since it fuses philosophy with science. It actually makes science a subset of philosophy, or more precisely, applied philosophy. Just like the light phenomenon, which was made to be a subset of the field of electricity by James Clerk Maxwell, revolutionizing our technical world, so does this book by bringing a new era of incredible developments for mankind!

This book provides a wide perspective on all areas of physics, from atoms to galaxies. It describes the most complicated and difficult issues in the field through simple examples and social analogies. It combines the approach of popular science with sophisticated scholarly insights into the discipline of physics. It also offers some philosophical insights that will be of interest to philosophers and theologians.

"Cosmology on Trial" 0́3 A controversial book exposing problems with Origin of the Universe theoriesThe May/2014 issue of "Scientific American" highlighted a major calamitytheorists working in particle physics admit they're in a state of "confusion"there is "widespread panic" that particle physicists may be barking up the wrong treeScience periodicals, forums, and blog posts suggest revising fundamental principles to resolve the "crisis in physics""Theoretical physics is at a crossroads right now...In a sense we've entered a very deep crisis." Dr. Neil Turok 0́3 Director of the Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics"We need to make a clean break and embark on a search for a new kind of theory that can be applied to the whole universe 0́3 a theory that avoids the confusions and paradoxes, answers the unanswerable questions, and generates genuine physical predictions for cosmological observations." Dr. Lee Smolin 0́3 Renowned physicist and bestselling authorREVIEWS:"If you are interested in coming to grips with just what science knows and does not know about the universe then this book is for you."A. Brennan 0́3 Australia"Scientific progress and complacency go ill together, and St Clair has done a superb job in actually advancing the cause of real science."M. Lyons 0́3 USA"This book simply makes the very strong point that our cosmology of yesteryear was not based on solid evidence, and our cosmology of today isn't either."V. DiCara 0́3 Japan"Cosmology On Trial" examines the case for the origin of the universe like an attorney in a court of lawMajor physicists like Stephen Hawking have to defend the basis for their theoriesThe evidence must be beyond reasonable doubt; similar to the rationale for a jury to decide a casePhysicists still do not fully understand Gravity, the most common force in nature"Cosmology On Trial" is an all-inclusive cosmology journal introducing the reader to many unexplained and unsolved mysteries of the universe.The book reveals that Newtonian physics, General Relativity, Quantum Mechanics, and String Theory have still not proven whether Gravity is a wave, a graviton particle, or even a fabric of spacetime.Moreover, Gravity is not even included in the Standard Model of Physics although it is ubiquitous.NASA physicists admit that 96% of the matter and energy in the universe is a mystery"As a scientist and as an educator, I like the idea that we believe things because there's evidence." Dr. Richard Dawkins 0́3 Oxford University Professor and Bestselling AuthorIn spite of the fact that 96% of the universe is still unknown, Stephen Hawking declares on national TV: "The scientific account is complete."Can today's cosmology be complete if science only understands 4% of the universe?Cosmologists portray accounts of the universe as scientific (supported by evidence) when they're mostly a cloud of caveats and probabilities.Contrary to popular belief, cosmology and certainty are not in sync.Bestselling author Pierre St Clair explains the current crisis in physics.What science really knows about the universe and the one issue that is never studiedThe most important initiative in physics which scientists ignoreThe five biggest myths of cosmology that are not supported by observation or dataHypotheses lacking verifiable data masquerade as relevant theoriesPierre St Clair is an unbiased investigative journalist who digs deep behind the headlines to inform the uninformed public.Read this detailed analysis of the universe to understand exactly what science does not know about our universe.BONUS: Free videos (included with the book) explain principles of Quantum Mechanics like particle entanglement and the double slit experiment.

Albert Einstein’s theory of general relativity describes the effect of gravitation on the shape of space and the flow of time. But for more than four decades after its publication, the theory remained largely a curiosity for scientists; however accurate it seemed, Einstein’s mathematical code—represented by six interlocking equations—was one of the most difficult to crack in all of science. That is, until a twenty-nine-year-old Cambridge graduate solved the great riddle in 1963. Roy Kerr’s solution emerged coincidentally with the discovery of black holes that same year and provided fertile testing ground—at long last—for general relativity. Today, scientists routinely cite the Kerr solution, but even among specialists, few know the story of how Kerr cracked Einstein’s code. Fulvio Melia here offers an eyewitness account of the events leading up to Kerr’s great discovery. Cracking the Einstein Code vividly describes how luminaries such as Karl Schwarzschild, David Hilbert, and Emmy Noether set the stage for the Kerr solution; how Kerr came to make his breakthrough; and how scientists such as Roger Penrose, Kip Thorne, and Stephen Hawking used the accomplishment to refine and expand modern astronomy and physics. Today more than 300 million supermassive black holes are suspected of anchoring their host galaxies across the cosmos, and the Kerr solution is what astronomers and astrophysicists use to describe much of their behavior. By unmasking the history behind the search for a real world solution to Einstein’s field equations, Melia offers a first-hand account of an important but untold story. Sometimes dramatic, often exhilarating, but always attuned to the human element, Cracking the Einstein Code is ultimately a showcase of how important science gets done.

Enter the invisible world of sub-atomic physics and discover the very core of existence. Cracking Quantum Physics takes you through every area of particle physics to clearly explain how our world was, and is, created, and breaks down the most complex theories into easily understandable elements. Subjects covered include: -Time travel -The Higgs field -Dark Matter -The anatomy of the elements -Enter the atom -Quantum reality -Quantum tunnelling -Electrodynamics -Accelerators and colliders -The Zeno effect An easy-to-understand guide to some of the most complex and intriguing topics: Cracking Quantum Physics is a must-read for anyone who has ever wondered about the underlying forces and materials that make up the world as we know it.

Max Tegmark leads us on an astonishing journey through past, present and future, and through the physics, astronomy and mathematics that are the foundation of his work, most particularly his hypothesis that our physical reality is a mathematical structure and his theory of the ultimate multiverse. In a dazzling combination of both popular and groundbreaking science, he not only helps us grasp his often mind-boggling theories, but he also shares with us some of the often surprising triumphs and disappointments that have shaped his life as a scientist. Fascinating from first to last—this is a book that has already prompted the attention and admiration of some of the most prominent scientists and mathematicians.