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_aHalpern, Paul, _d1961- |
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_aThe great beyond : _bhigher dimensions, parallel universes and the extraordinary search for a theory of everything / _cPaul Halpern. |
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_aHoboken, N.J. : _bJ. Wiley, _cc2004. |
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_ax, 326 p. : _bill. ; _c25 cm. |
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| 504 | _aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 314-318) and index. | ||
| 505 | 0 | _aIntroduction: The Kaluza-Klein Miracle. -- 1. The Power of Geometry. -- 2. Visions of Hyperspace. -- 3. The Physicist's Stone: Uniting Electricity, Magnetism, and Light. -- 4. Getting Gravity in Shape. -- 5. Striking the Fifth Chord: Kaluza's Remarkable Discovery. -- 6. Klein's Quantum Odyssey. -- 7. Einstein's Dilemma. -- 8. Truth under Exile: Theorizing at Princeton. -- 9. Brave New World: Seeking Unity in an Age of Conflict. -- 10. Gauging the Weak and the Strong. -- 11. Hyperspace Packages Tied Up in Strings. -- 12. Brane Worlds and Parallel Universes. -- Conclusion: Extra-dimensional Perception. | |
| 520 | _aPublisher description: The fundamental conundrum in physics today is the incompatibility of Einstein's theory of general relativity with quantum mechanics. To bridge the gap between the two theories, a number of physicists have posited novel solutions involving hyperspace dimensions beyond the four that we can perceive and, most recently, branes, or membranes that exist in the fifth dimension and beyond. This lively account describes, in plain language, the history of hyperspace theory. 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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_aPhysics _xPhilosophy. |
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_aRelativity (Physics) _93192 |
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