Superstrings : a theory of everything?

By:

Davies, P. C. W

Contributor(s):

Julian Brown

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Cambridge Cambridge University Press 1988.Description: 234ISBN:

9780521437752

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

539.754 D2884 S 22914

Contents:

Preface -- 1. Introduction -- 1.1. What is a theory of everything? -- 1.2. Unity at the heart of nature -- 1.3. The theory of relativity -- 1.4. The quantum theory -- 1.5. The world of subatomic particles -- 1.6. The four forces -- 1.7. Messenger particles -- 1.8. Symmetry and supersymmetry -- 1.9. Unification of the forces -- 1.10. Unified gauge theories -- 1.11. Supergravity -- 1.12. Mathematical diseases -- 1.13. String theory -- 2. John Schwarz -- 3. Edward Witten -- 4. Michael Green -- 5. David Gross -- 6. John Ellis -- 7. Abdus Salam -- 8. Sheldon Glashow -- 9. Richard Feynman -- 10. Steven Weinberg.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Barcode
Books	Chinmaya International Foundation General Stacks	General	539.754 D2884 S 22914 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available	22914

Preface --
1. Introduction --
1.1. What is a theory of everything? --
1.2. Unity at the heart of nature --
1.3. The theory of relativity --
1.4. The quantum theory --
1.5. The world of subatomic particles --
1.6. The four forces --
1.7. Messenger particles --
1.8. Symmetry and supersymmetry --
1.9. Unification of the forces --
1.10. Unified gauge theories --
1.11. Supergravity --
1.12. Mathematical diseases --
1.13. String theory --
2. John Schwarz --
3. Edward Witten --
4. Michael Green --
5. David Gross --
6. John Ellis --
7. Abdus Salam --
8. Sheldon Glashow --
9. Richard Feynman --
10. Steven Weinberg.