The God equation : the quest for a theory of everything / Michio Kaku.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kaku, Michio, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cosmology.

Big bang theory.

Quantum theory.

Physics--Philosophy.

Physics.

Physical Description:

ix, 225 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Doubleday, [2021]

Summary:

"Michio Kaku, renowned theoretical physicist and author of Hyperspace and The Future of Humanity, tells the story of the greatest quest in science. When Newton discovered the laws of motion and gravity, he unified the rules of heaven and earth. From then on, physicists have been discovering new forces and incorporating them into ever-greater theories. But the major breakthroughs of the 20th century--relativity and quantum mechanics--are incompatible, and so since then, physicists have been endeavoring to combine these two theories. This would ultimately tie all the forces in the universe together into one beautiful equation that can unlock the deepest mysteries of space and time. That epic journey is the story of this book"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction to the final theory

Unification, the ancient dream

Einstein's quest for unification

Rise of the quantum

Theory of almost everything

The dark universe

Rise of string theory : promise and problems

Finding meaning in the universe.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 203-210) and index.

ISBN:

9780385542746

0385542747

OCLC:

1175680643

Publisher Number:

99987420684