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

text The elegant universe : superstrings, hidden dimensions, and the quest for the ultimate theory

Summary
Relates the scientific story and the human struggle behind the search for the string theory--the ultimate theory which scientists believe is capable of describing all physical phenomena, large and small; and discusses how the theory is impacting h... Read more
Contents
Edge of knowledge -- Tied up with string -- Dilemma of space, time, and the quanta -- Space, time, and the eye of the beholder -- Of warps and ripples -- Microscopic weirdness -- Need for a new theory : general relativity vs. quantum mechanics -- ... Read more
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xv, 448 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Publisher
W.W. Norton & Co. 2003

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Woodmere (Main Branch) 539.7258 GRE in Adult Non-fiction Available
Woodmere (Main Branch) 539.7258 GRE in Adult Non-fiction Available

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