The Great Beyond: Higher Dimensions, Parallel Universes, and the Extraordinary Search for a Theory of Everything - Rilegato

Halpern, Paul

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ISBN 10: 047146595X ISBN 13: 9780471465959

Casa editrice: John Wiley & Sons Inc, 2004

Riassunto

The concept of multiple unperceived dimensions in the universe is one of the hottest topics in contemporary physics. It is essential to current attempts to explain gravity and the underlying structure of the universe. The Great Beyond begins with Einstein’s famous quarrel with Heisenberg and Bohr, whose theories of uncertainty threatened the order Einstein believed was essential to the universe, and it was his rejection of uncertainty that drove him to ponder the existence of a fifth dimension. Beginning with this famous disagreement and culminating with an explanation of the newest "brane" approach, author Paul Halpern shows how current debates about the nature of reality began as age-old controversies, and addresses how the possibility of higher dimensions has influenced culture over the past one hundred years.

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"A marvellous book––very clear, very readable. A brilliant introduction to the math and physics of higher dimensions, from Flatland to superstrings. Its greatest strength is a wealth of fascinating historical narrative and anecdote. I enjoyed it enormously." Ian Stewart, author of Flatterland

"A remarkable journey from Plato′s cave to the farthest reaches of human thought and scientific knowledge. This mind–boggling book allows readers to dream strange visions of hyperspace, chase light waves, explore Klein′s quantum odyssey and Kaluza′s cocoon, leap through parallel universes, and grasp the very essence of conscience and cosmos. Buy this book and feed your head." Cliff Pickover, author of Surfing Through Hyperspace

L'autore:

PAUL HALPERN, Ph.D., is professor of physics and mathematics at the University of the Sciences in Philadelphia. He received a John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Fellowship award for the research that ultimately resulted in The Great Beyond. Halpern’s previous books include Time Journeys, Cosmic Wormholes, and The Cyclical Serpent.

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• Editore: John Wiley & Sons Inc
• Data di pubblicazione: 2004
• ISBN 10: 047146595X
• ISBN 13: 9780471465959
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 326