The elegant universe : superstrings, hidden dimensions, and the quest for the ultimate theory (Record no. 64105)
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| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 539.7258 B76 E |
| Item number | 22932 |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Brian Greene |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | The elegant universe : superstrings, hidden dimensions, and the quest for the ultimate theory |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. | |
| Place of publication | New York |
| Name of publisher | Vintage Books |
| Date of publication | 2000. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Number of Pages | 448 |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE | |
| General note | <br/>Introduces the superstring theory that attempts to unite general relativity and quantum mechanics. |
| 505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | The edge of knowledge. Tied up with string --<br/>The dilemma of space, time, and the quanta. Space, time, and the eye of the beholder ; Of warps and ripples ; Microscopic weirdness ; The need for a new theory : general relativity vs. quantum mechanics --<br/>The cosmic symphony. Nothing but music : the essentials of superstring theory ; The "super" in superstrings ; More dimensions than meet the eye ; The smoking gun : experimental signatures --<br/>String theory and the fabric of spacetime. Quantum geometry ; Tearing the fabric of space ; Beyond strings : in search of M-theory ; Black holes : a string/M-theory perspective ; Reflections on cosmology --<br/>Unification in the twenty-first century. Prospects. |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY -- TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | Unified field theories |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Koha item type | Books |
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| General | Chinmaya International Foundation | Chinmaya International Foundation | General Stacks | 20/03/2019 | Donation | 539.7258 B76 E 22932 | 22932 | 20/03/2019 | Books |