The discussion revolves around the book "Sleeping Beauties in Theoretical Physics: 26 Surprising Insights," with participants sharing their thoughts on its content, readability, and target audience. The conversation includes personal experiences with the book and opinions on the author's previous works.
Participants generally agree on the interest in the book and its potential value, but there is uncertainty regarding its accessibility for readers with varying levels of physics knowledge. No consensus is reached on the specific target audience or the book's complexity.
Participants express varying levels of familiarity with the author's previous works and the mathematical prerequisites for understanding the book. There is also a lack of clarity on how the book compares to conventional textbooks.
Readers interested in theoretical physics, particularly those looking for supplementary materials beyond standard textbooks, may find this discussion relevant.
Yeah those previews are the same as the ones on Amazon and are what got me thinking it sounds really cool! ... the main problem I have is they don't say enough for me to tell whether this book will be way over my head or not. My knowledge is similar I think to what a 2 or 3rd year physics student would know (I forget what sophmore/junior/etc mean in the US.smodak said:I own the book but have not read it yet. So much to read, so little time...
The Springer site has better previews...
http://www.springer.com/us/book/9783319134420