{"product_id":"portals-to-a-new-reality-five-pathways-to-the-future-of-physics-hardcover","title":"Portals to a New Reality: Five Pathways to the Future of Physics - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eVlatko Vedral\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn Oxford physicist \"seeks to shatter complacency\" (David Deutsch) in modern physics and show why five revolutionary experiments in quantum physics promise to open the gates separating us from a true understanding of the universe\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e For the last century, physics has been treading along the paths set by the same two theories--quantum theory and general relativity--and, let's face it, it's getting pretty boring. Most scientists are simply chasing decimal points in laboratories, unable to explore the theories at large scales, where serious discrepancies could emerge. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The situation is a lot like the one physics was in in 1890, right before Planck, Einstein, and Bohr blew the roof off Newtonian physics. As Vlatko Vedral argues in \u003ci\u003ePortals to a New Reality\u003c\/i\u003e, that means we are on the brink of a revolution. Vedral shows how quantum information theory has opened radically new avenues for experiments that could upend physics. They can sound very strange--one essentially involves entangling a human with Schrödinger's cat--but they lay bare elements of our theories that are particularly problematic, such as the widespread belief that nothing truly exists unless it is observed. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e At present these experiments are thought experiments, albeit fascinating ones. But nothing, save inertia and a lack of ambition, stands in our way. Now is the time to rewrite the understanding of the universe.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eVlatko Vedral \u003c\/b\u003eis a professor of physics at the University of Oxford, known for both his theoretical work and experimental collaborations on quantum information and entanglement. He is also the author of \u003ci\u003eDecoding\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eReality\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as several textbooks on quantum physics and general relativity. He lives in Oxford, UK.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.3 x 9.3 x 6.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 28, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53337058673005,"sku":"9781541604780","price":39.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1001\/0823\/9213\/files\/nTqI2j3z-a9781541604780.webp?v=1778922936","url":"https:\/\/cleanfreaklab.myshopify.com\/products\/portals-to-a-new-reality-five-pathways-to-the-future-of-physics-hardcover","provider":"Clean Freak Lab","version":"1.0","type":"link"}