The elegant universe : superstrings, hidden dimensions, and the quest for the ultimate theory /
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[ 01. English Non Fiction ] Published by : W.W. Norton & Co., (New York :) Physical details: xv, 448 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. Subject(s): Superstring theories. | Cosmology. Year : 1999
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01. English Non Fiction
| Location | Call Number | Status | Date Due |
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| Kinkora Regional High School | 539.7 GRE | Available |
"...Nova special on PBS"--Sticker on cover.
2003 preface.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 427-428) and index.
pt. 1. Edge of knowledge -- ch. 1. Tied up with string -- pt. 2. Dilemma of space, time, and the quanta -- ch. 2. Space, time, and the eye of the beholder -- ch. 3. Of warps and ripples -- ch. 4. Microscopic weirdness -- ch. 5. Need for a new theory: general relativity vs. quantum mechanics -- pt. 3. Cosmic symphony -- ch. 6. Nothing but music: the essentials of superstring theory -- ch. 7. "Super" in superstrings -- ch. 8. More dimensions than meet the eye -- ch. 9. Smoking gun: experimental signatures -- pt. 4. String theory and the fabric of spacetime -- ch. 10. Quantum geometry -- ch. 11. Tearing the fabric of space -- ch. 12. Beyond strings: in search of m-theory -- ch. 13. Black holes: a string/m-theory perspective -- ch. 14. Reflections on cosmology -- pt. 5. Unification in the twenty-first century -- ch. 15. Prospects.