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Quantum field theory and condensed matter, an introduction

The backdrop to these researches was the huge upheaval then taking place in the upper echelons of church and state, representing a continually shifting ground for more pliable individuals to steer a judicious course in matters of catholic or protestant expression. Newton’s own studies led him to deduce major errors in the earliest interpretations and ensuing decisions by ecclesiastical authorities, inclining him towards views that some would consider heretical. Of course, the tenure of non-conformist views was not something to deter him, given his experience of vexatious disputations with scholars in scientific matters. Having a deep interest in both Newton, and in issues of science and faith, this scholarly new contribution to the literature holds considerable appeal for me. It is immediately evident that Iliffe’s highly academic book is itself the fruit of deeply learned study, and after spending many long hours in reading it I sincerely wish I could recommend it more wholeheartedly. Not that I find any fault, in the sense that one might criticise books with poor scholarship or explicit errors. But it does have to be reported to readers of Contemporary Physics that many will find this book daunting, with its excursions into the minutiae of local history, and textual analysis of the early Greek.Most of the scientific issues, dutifully described with the same meticulous detail as the main religious topics, almost take the form of background detail, with emphasis placed on personal correspondence. It is the spiritual life and personal theology of Isaac Newton that shines through. I ultimately found the studies that he so tirelessly pursued, alongside his pioneering endeavours in mathematics and physics, almost pitiable not because his aim was baseless, nor the results entirely fruitless but because somewhere along the way, amidst all his feverish research and speculations, Newton may have lost sight of the scriptural injunction to simply ‘be still, and know that I am God’. The scholarship of this volume is, I think, unmatched in accounts of Newton’s religious quest; its 400 pages of main text, packed with detailed content, are supplemented by nearly a hundred more pages of notes and references, which are then followed by a suitably (and commendably) extensive index. Seldom have I reviewed a book so worthy of commendation I just hope it might attract the sizeable audience it richly deserves. For a substantial hardback book of this quality, the remarkably low price-tag should certainly help.