I am searching for a book on the theories of (high energy) physics to gain insight, why they are so powerful. Namely, I would like to find a book that uses the evolution of physics from classical theories (e.g. electromagnetism) to String Theory, to show why new theories were necessary and how physicist were able to formulate them (guiding principles)
As a physicist I am aware of these theories but I would like to find literature that points out in a concise way :
- The important experiments that led to new physical models
- What are the consistency conditions theoretical physics developed to overcome the lack of experimental data
- Why are physical theories so powerful, while in trouble with math ( e.g. path integral formulation of QFT)
In the best case the literature is a combination of explaining these points intuitively, while using the most important math concepts to support the explanation.
