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

By:

Greene, Brian

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: New York W. W. Norton & Company 2003Description: xv, 448pISBN:

9780393058581 (hb)

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

539.7258 GRE

Summary: "A new edition of the New York Times bestseller—now a three-part Nova special: a fascinating and thought-provoking journey through the mysteries of space, time, and matter. Now with a new preface (not in any other edition) that will review the enormous public reception of the relatively obscure string theory—made possible by this book and an increased number of adherents amongst physicists—The Elegant Universe ""sets a standard that will be hard to beat"" (New York Times Book Review). Brian Greene, one of the world's leading string theorists, peels away the layers of mystery surrounding string theory to reveal a universe that consists of eleven dimensions, where the fabric of space tears and repairs itself, and all matter—from the smallest quarks to the most gargantuan supernovas—is generated by the vibrations of microscopically tiny loops of energy."

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Book	Plaksha University Library	Physics	539.7258 GRE (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		004763

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"A new edition of the New York Times bestseller—now a three-part Nova special: a fascinating and thought-provoking journey through the mysteries of space, time, and matter.

Now with a new preface (not in any other edition) that will review the enormous public reception of the relatively obscure string theory—made possible by this book and an increased number of adherents amongst physicists—The Elegant Universe ""sets a standard that will be hard to beat"" (New York Times Book Review). Brian Greene, one of the world's leading string theorists, peels away the layers of mystery surrounding string theory to reveal a universe that consists of eleven dimensions, where the fabric of space tears and repairs itself, and all matter—from the smallest quarks to the most gargantuan supernovas—is generated by the vibrations of microscopically tiny loops of energy."

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