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Description edit
Beyond Einstein takes readers on an exciting excursion into the discoveries that have led scientists to the brightest new prospect in theoretical physics today -- superstring theory. What is superstring theory and why is it important? This revolutionary breakthrough may well be the... read more
Ridiculously Simplified Synopsis edit
- - A journey from Einstein's attempt at a unified theory to modern day attempts.
Characters/People edit
- Albert Einstein: Add a description of this character.
- Richard Feynman
- Maxwell
- Nambu
- Dirac
- Sheldon Glashow
- John Schwarz
- Yukawa
- Heisenberg
- Schwinger
- Hollander
- Rubin
- Steven Weinberg
- Mr. Square
- Wilson
- J. Robert Oppenheimer
- Michio Kaku
- Hooft
- Grassmann
- Erwin Schrodinger
- Yang
- Scherk
- Kaluza
- Klein
- Niels Bohr
- Godel
- Planck
- George Gamow
First Sentence edit
A NEW THEORY is rocking the foundations of modern physics, rapidly overturning cherished but obsolete notions about our universe and replacing them with new mathematics of breathtaking beauty and elegance.
Table of Contents edit
Part I: A Theory of the Universe
Superstrings: A Theory of Everything?
The Quest For Unification
The Quantum Puzzle
The Riddle of Infinities
The Top Quark
Part II: Supersymmetry and Superstrings
The Birth of the Superstring Theory
Symmetry: The Missing Link
Supersymmetry
Part III: Beyond the Fourth Dimension
Before the Big Bang
The Mystery of Darkmatter
Cosmic Strings
Journey to Another Dimension
Back to the Future
Beyond Einstein
Notes
Bibliography
Index
Series & Lists edit
Authors & Contributors edit
- Michio Kaku (Author)
- Jennifer Trainer Thompson (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Bantam Books
Country: United States
Publication Date: 1987
ISBN: 0553343491
Page Count: 225
Publisher: Bantam Books
Country: United States
Publication Date: 1987
ISBN: 0553343491
Page Count: 225
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 530.1
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