Out of this world
colliding universes, branes, strings, and other wild ideas of modern physics
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Author
Publication
2004 - Copernicus Books in association with Praxis, New York, New York (State)
Language
English
Word Count
77,000 words, Guess
Page Count
308 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL15571026M
- ISBN-100387029303
- OCLC Control Number54206103
- OCLC Control Numberoutofthisworldco0000webb
- Library of Congress Control Number2004041822
and 2 more
- Goodreads2344804
- LibraryThing314487
Classifications
- LCCQC24.5 .W43 2004
Alternate Titles
- Colliding universes, branes, strings, and other wild ideas of modern physics
Description
"Although it is now almost unanimously accepted that the cosmos started with the Big Bang, we still have no plausible theory for the forces that set this creative cataclysm into motion." "In Out Of This World, Stephen Webb examines recent theories. After introducing general relativity and quantum mechanics - the twin foundations of twentieth century physics - he explains how they are fundamentally incompatible. Then he introduces us to the seemingly outlandish and bizarre proposals - from almost unbelievably small particles to huge membranes that may envelope our Universe - that physicists have devised to account for this incompatibility, ultimately leading to us to wholly new realms of understanding."--BOOK JACKET
First Sentence
Gedanken, or thought, experiments are tests of hypotheses that take place in the imagination rather than the laboratory.
Excerpt
Gedanken, or thought, experiments are tests of hypotheses that take place in the imagination rather than the laboratory.
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- Popular works.
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