The elegant universe : superstrings, hidden dimensions, and the quest for the ultimate theory / Brian Greene.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Greene, Brian, 1963- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Superstring theories--Popular works.

Superstring theories.

Cosmology--Popular works.

Cosmology.

cosmology.

Physical Description:

xvi, 480 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm

Edition:

Twenty-fifth anniversary edition.

Other Title:

Superstrings, hidden dimensions, and the quest for the ultimate theory

Place of Publication:

New York : W.W. Norton & Company, [2024]

Summary:

"A new edition of the iconic bestseller that introduced legions to modern physics and the quest for the ultimate understanding of the cosmos, featuring a new preface and epilogue. With a rare blend of scientific insight and writing as graceful as the theories it so deftly explains, The Elegant Universe remains the unrivaled account of the modern search for the deepest laws of nature: "a standard that will be hard to beat" (George Johnson, New York Times Book Review). In this new 25th anniversary edition, renowned physicist and author Brian Greene--"the single best explainer of abstruse concepts in the world today" (Washington Post)--updates his classic work with a new preface and epilogue summarizing the significant theoretical and experimental developments over the past quarter-century. From established science, including relativity and quantum mechanics, to the cutting edge of thinking on black holes, string theory, and quantum gravity, The Elegant Universe makes some of the most sophisticated concepts ever contemplated thoroughly accessible and entertaining, bringing us closer than ever to comprehending how the universe works."-- Back cover.

Contents:

pt. 1. The edge of knowledge.

Tied up with string

pt. 2. The dilemma of space, time, and the quanta.

Space, time, and the eye of the beholder

Of warps and ripples

Microscopic weirdness

The need for a wew theory : general relativity vs. quantum mechanics

pt. 3. The cosmic symphony.

Nothing but music : the essentials of superstring theory

The "super" in superstrings

More dimensions than meet the eye

The smoking gun : experimental signatures

pt. 4. String theory and the fabric of spacetime.

Quantum geometry

Tearing the fabric of space

Beyond strings : in search of M-theory

Black holes : a string/M-theory perspective

Reflections on cosmology

pt. 5. Unification in the twenty-first century

Prospects.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 463-464) and index.

Royal Society Winton Prize for Science Books, 1999.

Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction Finalist, 2000

Other Edition:

Revision of: 0224052993 Greene, Brian, 1963- London : Jonathan Cape, 1999

ISBN:

9781324066231

1324066237

OCLC:

1398567959

Publisher Number:

90100063115