The Little Book of String Theory (eBook)

Steven S. Gubser (Autor)

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2010
184 Seiten
Princeton University Press (Verlag)
978-1-4008-3443-3 (ISBN)

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Steven S. Gubser is professor of physics at Princeton University.

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The essential beginner's guide to string theoryThe 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 "e;theory of everything."e; It seeks to describe all the fundamental forces of nature. It encompasses gravity and quantum mechanics in one unifying theory. But it is unproven and fraught with controversy. After reading this book, you'll be able to draw your own conclusions about string theory.Steve Gubser begins by explaining Einstein's famous equation E = mc2, quantum mechanics, and black holes. He then gives readers a crash course in string theory and the core ideas behind it. In plain English and with a minimum of mathematics, Gubser covers strings, branes, string dualities, extra dimensions, curved spacetime, quantum fluctuations, symmetry, and supersymmetry. He describes efforts to link string theory to experimental physics and uses analogies that nonscientists can understand. How does Chopin's Fantasie-Impromptu relate to quantum mechanics? What would it be like to fall into a black hole? Why is dancing a waltz similar to contemplating a string duality? Find out in the pages of this book.The Little Book of String Theory is the essential, most up-to-date beginner's guide to this elegant, multidimensional field of physics.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 8.2.2010
• Reihe/Serie: Science Essentials
• Reihe/Serie: Science Essentials
• Zusatzinfo: 21 line illus.
• Verlagsort: Princeton
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Physik / Astronomie ► Quantenphysik
• Themenwelt: Technik
• Schlagworte: ABSOLUTE ZERO • Alpha particle • Antimatter • Atomic Nucleus • Barium • Black Hole • Brane • Calculation • Celsius • Cryogenics • D-Brane • Dimension • earth • electric charge • electricity • Electronvolt • Energy • energy level • Equation • Ernest Rutherford • fundamental frequency • Gauge Theory • General relativity • Geometry • Gluon • Gravitational collapse • Gravitational Energy • Gravitational Field • Gravitational redshift • Gravitational Wave • Graviton • Gravity • Gravity well • ground state • hydrogen atom • instability • Instant • James Kasting • kinetic energy • Laser • length scale • light-year • mass–energy equivalence • Massless particle • M-Theory • National Academy of Sciences • Neutrino • Neutron • Niels Bohr • nuclear fission • nuclear physics • Nucleon • Particle accelerator • Particle physics • Peter Ward (paleontologist) • photoelectric effect • Photon • physicist • Planck constant • Point particle • Psychology • Quantity • Quantum fluctuation • Quantum Gravity • quantum mechanics • quantum state • quantum system • Quark–gluon plasma • renormalization • Richard F. Thompson • Rotation around a fixed axis • S-duality • sodium • Space Debris • Special relativity • String duality • String Theory • Strong gravity • Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar • Supergravity • Superstring Theory • Supersymmetry • Tachyon • T-duality • Temperature • theory • Theory of everything • Theory of relativity • thermal energy • Tidal force • Time dilation • Type II string theory • Uncertainty • Uncertainty Principle • Uranium-235 • Vibration • Virtual particle • Wave–particle duality • Worldsheet • Zero-point Energy
• ISBN-10: 1-4008-3443-0 / 1400834430
• ISBN-13: 978-1-4008-3443-3 / 9781400834433