The Little Book of String Theory / / Steven S. Gubser.
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...
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| Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Princeton University Press eBook-Package Backlist 2000-2013 |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2010] ©2010 |
| Year of Publication: | 2010 |
| Edition: | Course Book |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Science Essentials ;
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (184 p.) :; 21 line illus. |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- 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