The great beyond higher dimensions, parallel universes, and the extraordinary search for a theory of everything
The fundamental conundrum in physics today is the incompatibility of Einstein̕s theory of general relativity with quantum mechanics. To bridge the gap between the two theories, a number of physicists have posited novel solutions involving hyperspace dimensions beyond the four that we can perceive an...
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Hoboken, N.J. :
John Wiley & Sons
2004
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Tabla de Contenidos:
- Introduction: the Kaluza-Klein miracle
- The power of geometry
- Visions of hyperspace
- The physicist's stone: uniting electricity, magnetism and light
- Getting gravity in shape
- Striking the fifth chord: Kaluza's remarkable discovery
- Klein's quantum odyssey
- Einstein's dilemma
- Truth under exile: theorizing at Princeton
- Brave new world: seeking unity in an age of conflict
- Gauging the weak and the strong
- Hyperspace packages tied up in strings
- Brane worlds and parallel universes
- Conclusion: Extra-dimensional perception
