『삼체』의 물리학: 길항의 오류 = The Physics of The Three-Body Problem: The Error of Antagonism.

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

This study examines the relationship between physics and literary imagination in Liu Cixin’s science fiction trilogy The Three-Body Problem. The trilogy integrates modern physics theories into its narrative structure and explores the existential condition of human civilization in the universe. This study focuses on several key scientific concepts presented in the novel, including the three-body problem, the collapse of fundamental physics, sophons, and higher-dimensional space and dimensional reduction. These concepts are analyzed in their relation to the Fermi Paradox and the Dark Forest Hypothesis, which provide a theoretical framework for understanding the relationship between civilizations in the universe. The analysis reveals that the novel portrays interstellar civilizations not as cooperative entities but as antagonistic actors driven by survival and distrust. In this sense, physics in the trilogy functions not merely as scientific background but as a narrative mechanism that explains the structural tension between civilizations. Ultimately, The Three-Body Problem demonstrates how scientific hypotheses can be transformed into literary devices that explore the existential anxiety of human civilization within the vast cosmic order.