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arxiv: 1902.03480 · v1 · pith:I6SZCRBNnew · submitted 2019-02-09 · ⚛️ physics.hist-ph

Lost in Math? A review of 'Lost in Math: How Beauty Leads Physics Astray', by Sabine Hossenfelder

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This is a review of Hossenfelder's book, 'Lost in Math: How Beauty Leads Physics Astray'. The book gives a breezy exposition of the present situation in fundamental physics, and raises important questions: both about the content of the physics, and the way physics research is organized. I first state my main disagreements. Then, I mostly praise the book: I concentrate on Hossenfelder's discussion of supersymmetry, naturalness and the multiverse.

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