The Great Beyond
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The Great Beyond

Higher Dimensions, Parallel Universes and the Extraordinary Search for a Theory of Everything

  1. 320 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
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The Great Beyond

Higher Dimensions, Parallel Universes and the Extraordinary Search for a Theory of Everything

About this book

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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Information

Year
2008
Print ISBN
9780471741497
eBook ISBN
9780470325322
Edition
1
Subtopic
Physics
Index
Physics

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title
  3. Copyright
  4. Contents
  5. Acknowledgments
  6. Introduction: The Kaluza-Klein Miracle
  7. 1 The Power of Geometry
  8. 2 Visions of Hyperspace
  9. 3 The Physicist’s Stone: Uniting Electricity, Magnetism, and Light
  10. 4 Getting Gravity in Shape
  11. 5 Striking the Fifth Chord: Kaluza’s Remarkable Discovery
  12. 6 Klein’s Quantum Odyssey
  13. 7 Einstein’s Dilemma
  14. 8 Truth under Exile: Theorizing at Princeton
  15. 9 Brave New World: Seeking Unity in an Age of Conflict
  16. 10 Gauging the Weak and the Strong
  17. 11 Hyperspace Packages Tied Up in Strings
  18. 12 Brane Worlds and Parallel Universes
  19. Conclusion: Extra-dimensional Perception
  20. Notes
  21. Further Reading
  22. Index