The Little Book of String Theory /
The Little Book of String Theory offers a short, accessible, and entertaining introduction to one of the most talked-about areas of physics today. String theory has been called the "theory of everything." It seeks to describe all the fundamental forces of nature. It encompasses gravity and...
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Format: | Électronique eBook |
Langue: | Inglés |
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Princeton :
Princeton University Press,
2010.
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Collection: | Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Accès en ligne: | Texto completo |
Table des matières:
- Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Introduction; CHAPTER ONE: Energy; CHAPTER TWO: Quantum Mechanics; CHAPTER THREE: Gravity and Black Holes; CHAPTER FOUR: String Theory; CHAPTER FIVE: Branes; CHAPTER SIX: String Dualities; CHAPTER SEVEN: Supersymmetry and the LHC; CHAPTER EIGHT: Heavy Ions and the Fifth Dimension; Epilogue; Index.