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The little book of string theory / Steven S. Gubser.

By: Gubser, Steven S. (Steven Scott), 1972-2019.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookSeries: Science essentials (National Academy of Sciences (U.S.)): Publisher: Princeton : Princeton University Press, �2010Description: 1 online resource (174 pages) : illustrations.Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9781400834433; 1400834430.Subject(s): String models -- Popular works | Nuclear reactions | R�eactions nucl�eaires | nuclear reaction | SCIENCE -- Physics -- Nuclear | SCIENCE -- Physics -- Atomic & Molecular | SCIENCE -- Physics -- General | Nuclear reactions | String modelsGenre/Form: Electronic books. | Electronic books. | Popular works.Additional physical formats: Print version:: Little book of string theory.DDC classification: 539.7/258 Other classification: UO 4065 Online resources: Click here to access online
Contents:
Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Introduction; CHAPTER ONE: Energy; CHAPTER TWO: Quantum Mechanics; CHAPTER THREE: Gravity and Black Holes; CHAPTER FOUR: String Theory; CHAPTER FIVE: Branes; CHAPTER SIX: String Dualities; CHAPTER SEVEN: Supersymmetry and the LHC; CHAPTER EIGHT: Heavy Ions and the Fifth Dimension; Epilogue; Index.
Summary: The 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 "theory of everything." 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.
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Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Introduction; CHAPTER ONE: Energy; CHAPTER TWO: Quantum Mechanics; CHAPTER THREE: Gravity and Black Holes; CHAPTER FOUR: String Theory; CHAPTER FIVE: Branes; CHAPTER SIX: String Dualities; CHAPTER SEVEN: Supersymmetry and the LHC; CHAPTER EIGHT: Heavy Ions and the Fifth Dimension; Epilogue; Index.

The 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 "theory of everything." 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.

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