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100 1 $aGreene, B.$q(Brian),$d1963-$eauthor.
245 14 $aThe elegant universe :$bsuperstrings, hidden dimensions, and the quest for the ultimate theory /$cBrian Greene.
264 1 $aNew York :$bW.W. Norton & Company,$c[1999]
300 $axiii, 448 pages :$billustrations ;$c24 cm
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
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504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 427-428) and index.
520 1 $aPhysicist Brian Greene relates the scientific story behind the research on string theory, which reveals a vision of the universe with new dimensions hidden within the fabric of space, black holes transmuting into elementary particles, rips and punctures in the space-time continuum, and gigantic universes interchangeable with minuscule ones.
505 0 $apt. 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 new 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.
586 $aRoyal Society Winton Prize for Science Books, 1999.
650 0 $aSuperstring theories$vPopular works.
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650 6 $aSupercordes (Physique nucle aire)
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710 2 $aRogers D. Spotswood Collection.$5TxSaTAM
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856 42 $yZentralblatt MATH$uhttp://zbmath.org/?q=an:0949.83001$mV:DE-601B:ZBM$qpdf/application$3Inhaltstext
856 42 $uhttp://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/elegant/$zLink to Nova website for information on the television version.
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