IN SEARCH OF SUPERSTRINGS

Symmetry, Membranes & The Theory Of Everything

GRIBBIN, JOHN

GRIBBIN, JOHN / IN SEARCH OF SUPERSTRINGS
Format: Book - Paperback
Released: Sat 1 Sep 2007
Catalogue Number: 9781840468328

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SinceEinstein'stime,a'theoryofeverything'-onecoherentmathematicalmodelthatwouldencompassalltheforcesandparticlesofnature-hasbecometheHolyGrailofphysics,anditspursuithasresultedinsomeofthemostextraordinaryideasinthehistoryofscience.Oneoftheworld'sforemostpopularscienceauthors,JohnGribbinprovidesasuccinct,accessibleoverviewofthehundred-yearsagaofparticlephysics,explainingeverythingfromthebasics(howsubatomicparticleswork)tothecutting-edgeresearchthathasproduceddazzlingnewmodelsoftheuniverse,amongthemtheradicaltheoriesof'superstrings'-thehypothesisthatparticlesareloopsofvibrating'string'-and'supersymmetry'.Superstringtheoryisoneofthemostthrillingbutchallengingareasofmodernscience.ThereisnobetterguidetothesubjectthanJohnGribbin.

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  • Edition: 1
  • Height (m): 0.194
  • Pages: 224
  • Weight (g): 210
  • Width (m): 0.134

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