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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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Auteur principal: Gubser, Steven S. (Steven Scott), 1972-2019
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2010.
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.