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Why String Theory?
Author: Conlon Joseph
Language: EnglishSubjects for Why String Theory?:
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String Theory; Quantum Field Theories; popular science book on String theory; Quantum Gravity; Particle physics; Large Hadron Collider; Cosmology; Cosmic Microwave Background; Theoretical physics; Higgs Boson; superconductors; Gravitational Force; M-theory; Bosonic String; QCD; Dark Matter; Planck Length; Heterotic String; Bottom Quarks; Top Quark; Planck Scale; Weakly Coupled; Gravitational Theory; Deep Space; Quark Gluon Plasma; Loop Quantum Gravity; Dark Radiation; Cosmological Constant; Condensed Matter Physics; Moduli Decay; Murray GellMann
Publication date: 08-2017
· 15.6x23.4 cm · Hardback
Publication date: 12-2015
· 15.6x23.4 cm · Paperback
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Physics World's 'Book of the Year' for 2016
An Entertaining and Enlightening Guide to the Who, What, and Why of String Theory, now also available in an updated reflowable electronic format compatible with mobile devices and e-readers.
During the last 50 years, numerous physicists have tried to unravel the secrets of string theory. Yet why do these scientists work on a theory lacking experimental confirmation?
Why String Theory? provides the answer, offering a highly readable and accessible panorama of the who, what, and why of this large aspect of modern theoretical physics. The author, a theoretical physics professor at the University of Oxford and a leading string theorist, explains what string theory is and where it originated. He describes how string theory fits into physics and why so many physicists and mathematicians find it appealing when working on topics from M-theory to monsters and from cosmology to superconductors.
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