Bibliograph

The elegant universe, superstrings, hidden dimensions, and the quest for the ultimate theory, Brian Greene

Type

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The elegant universe, superstrings, hidden dimensions, and the quest for the ultimate theory, Brian Greene

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 427-428) and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The elegant universe

Nature of contents

bibliography

Responsibility statement

Brian Greene

Sub title

superstrings, hidden dimensions, and the quest for the ultimate theory

Summary

Physicist Brian Greene relates the scientific story behind the research on string theory, which reveals a vision of the universe with new dimensions hidden within the fabric of space, black holes transmuting into elementary particles, rips and punctures in the space-time continuum, and gigantic universes interchangeable with minuscule ones

Table Of Contents

pt. 1. The edge of knowledge -- Tied up with string -- pt. 2. The dilemma of space, time, and the quanta -- Space, time, and the eye of the beholder -- Of warps and ripples -- Microscopic weirdness -- The need for a new theory : general relativity vs. quantum mechanics -- pt. 3. The cosmic symphony -- Nothing but music : the essentials of superstring theory -- The "super" in superstrings -- More dimensions than meet the eye -- The smoking gun : experimental signatures -- pt. 4. String theory and the fabric of spacetime -- Quantum geometry -- Tearing the fabric of space -- Beyond strings : in search of m-theory -- Black holes : a string/m-theory perspective -- Reflections on cosmology -- pt. 5. Unification in the twenty-first century -- Prospects

Target audience

adult

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