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• catalog abstract ""Although it is now almost unanimously accepted that the cosmos started with the Big Bang, we still have no plausible theory for the forces that set this creative cataclysm into motion." "In Out Of This World, Stephen Webb examines recent theories. After introducing general relativity and quantum mechanics - the twin foundations of twentieth century physics - he explains how they are fundamentally incompatible. Then he introduces us to the seemingly outlandish and bizarre proposals - from almost unbelievably small particles to huge membranes that may envelope our Universe - that physicists have devised to account for this incompatibility, ultimately leading to us to wholly new realms of understanding."--Jacket.".
• catalog contributor b13283570.
• catalog created "c2004.".
• catalog date "2004".
• catalog date "c2004.".
• catalog dateCopyrighted "c2004.".
• catalog description ""Although it is now almost unanimously accepted that the cosmos started with the Big Bang, we still have no plausible theory for the forces that set this creative cataclysm into motion." "In Out Of This World, Stephen Webb examines recent theories. After introducing general relativity and quantum mechanics - the twin foundations of twentieth century physics - he explains how they are fundamentally incompatible. Then he introduces us to the seemingly outlandish and bizarre proposals - from almost unbelievably small particles to huge membranes that may envelope our Universe - that physicists have devised to account for this incompatibility, ultimately leading to us to wholly new realms of understanding."--Jacket.".
• catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 301-302) and index.".
• catalog description "Introduction -- Gedanken physics -- The allegory of the cave -- The search for symmetry -- 1. Symmetry -- Symmetry in everyday life -- Snowflakes -- Symmetry in physics -- Groups : the mathematics of symmetry -- 2. Twin pillars of physics -- The global positioning system -- Physics on a large scale : the theory of general relativity -- Physics on a small scale : the weird world of the quantum -- When GR meets QM : big trouble at little distances -- 3. Building blocks of the universe -- Producing the fundamental particles -- Classifying the fundamental particles -- A first look at the fundamental particles -- 4. The standard model -- Our best theory -- Local gauge symmetry -- The electromagnetic interaction -- The strong interaction -- The weak interaction -- Electroweak unification and the Higgs -- The successes of the standard model -- The standard model is not a final theory -- 5. GUTS and SUSY -- Grand unification theories -- Supersymmetry -- Local supersymmetry -- 6. Higher dimensions -- Kaluza-Klein theory -- Yet more dimensions -- 7. Superstrings -- The early history of superstrings -- The first superstring revolution -- The fruits of the revolution -- 8. The story of M -- Electromagnetic duality -- Duality in strings -- M-theory -- Conclusion -- 9. Of branes and black holes -- Branes -- D-branes -- Black holes -- 10. Our world as a hologram -- Entropy -- The holographic principle -- The AdS/CFT correspondence -- Tying strings together : AdS/CFT and large N -- 11. When worlds collide -- Brane new world -- Probing the higher dimensions -- Why two branes are better than one : the Randall-Sundrum scenario -- Is spacetime really symmetric? -- The Ekpyrotic scenario : when worlds collide -- The anthropic principle -- Coming attractions -- Glossary.".
• catalog extent "xii, 308 p. :".
• catalog identifier "0387029303 (acid-free paper)".
• catalog issued "2004".
• catalog issued "c2004.".
• catalog language "eng".
• catalog publisher "New York : Copernicus Books in association with Praxis,".
• catalog subject "539 22".
• catalog subject "Physics Popular works.".
• catalog subject "QC24.5 .W43 2004".
• catalog tableOfContents "Introduction -- Gedanken physics -- The allegory of the cave -- The search for symmetry -- 1. Symmetry -- Symmetry in everyday life -- Snowflakes -- Symmetry in physics -- Groups : the mathematics of symmetry -- 2. Twin pillars of physics -- The global positioning system -- Physics on a large scale : the theory of general relativity -- Physics on a small scale : the weird world of the quantum -- When GR meets QM : big trouble at little distances -- 3. Building blocks of the universe -- Producing the fundamental particles -- Classifying the fundamental particles -- A first look at the fundamental particles -- 4. The standard model -- Our best theory -- Local gauge symmetry -- The electromagnetic interaction -- The strong interaction -- The weak interaction -- Electroweak unification and the Higgs -- The successes of the standard model -- The standard model is not a final theory -- 5. GUTS and SUSY -- Grand unification theories -- Supersymmetry -- Local supersymmetry -- 6. Higher dimensions -- Kaluza-Klein theory -- Yet more dimensions -- 7. Superstrings -- The early history of superstrings -- The first superstring revolution -- The fruits of the revolution -- 8. The story of M -- Electromagnetic duality -- Duality in strings -- M-theory -- Conclusion -- 9. Of branes and black holes -- Branes -- D-branes -- Black holes -- 10. Our world as a hologram -- Entropy -- The holographic principle -- The AdS/CFT correspondence -- Tying strings together : AdS/CFT and large N -- 11. When worlds collide -- Brane new world -- Probing the higher dimensions -- Why two branes are better than one : the Randall-Sundrum scenario -- Is spacetime really symmetric? -- The Ekpyrotic scenario : when worlds collide -- The anthropic principle -- Coming attractions -- Glossary.".
• catalog title "Out of this world : colliding universes, branes, strings, and other wild ideas of modern physics / Stephen Webb.".
• catalog type "Popular works. fast".
• catalog type "text".