Bill Spence (Queen Mary University of London)

Everything is Now

Revolutionary Ideas from String Theory

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Produktbeschreibung

Everything is Now: Revolutionary Ideas from String Theory is a short, approachable introduction to string theory. In twelve digestible chapters, devoid of equations and jargon, Bill Spence seeks to answer the question â why does this rarefied field continue to dominate the landscape of theoretical physics?â .

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 84
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. Oktober 2020
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 240mm x 161mm x 9mm
• Gewicht: 276g
• ISBN-13: 9780367490232
• ISBN-10: 0367490234
• Artikelnr.: 60006247

Autorenporträt

Bill Spence is Professor of Theoretical Physics and founder of the Centre for Research in String Theory at Queen Mary University of London.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction
2. Everything is Now - then
3. It's right behind you
4. My donut has no hole
5. Brane waves, or we're just blowing bubbles
6. You are a screen idol
7. Let's twistor again
8. The square root of gravity
9. It's only Platonic
10. Everything is Now - now
11. Accentuate the positive
12. The future
13. String theory and reality
14. References and further resources