In this important and accessible book, Huw Price sheds fascinating new light on some of the great mysteries of modern physics and connects them in a wholly original way. Price begins with the mystery of the arrow of time. He shows that for over a century, most physicists have thought about these problems the wrong way. Offering a lively criticism of many leading physicists, including Richard Feynman and Stephen Hawking, Price shows that this fallacy remains common in physics today.
Price then turns to the greatest mystery of modern physics, the meaning of quantum theory.
He argues that in missing the Archimedean viewpoint, modern physics has missed a radical and attractive solution to many of the apparent paradoxes of quantum physics. Time's Arrow and Archimedes' Point presents an innovative and controversial view of time and contemporary physics. In this exciting book, Price urges physicists, philosophers, and anyone else who has ever pondered the mysteries of time to look at the world from the fresh perspective of Archimedes' point and gain a deeper understanding of ourselves, the universe around us, and our own place in time.