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

Name: Great Beyond Higher Dimensions, Parallel Universes and the Extraordinary Search for a Theory of Everything
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ISBN: 9780471741497

ISBN-10: 0471741493

ISBN-13: 9780471741497

Edition: 2004

Authors: Paul Halpern

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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 history of how such an unfathomable concept has risen to prominence takes centre stage in The Great Beyond. The story 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…

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List price: $15.99
Copyright year: 2004
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Canada, Limited
Publication date: 8/1/2005
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 320
Size: 6.22" wide x 9.28" long x 0.89" tall
Weight: 1.034
Language: English



Acknowledgments


Introduction: The Kaluza-Klein Miracle



The Power of Geometry



Visions of Hyperspace



The Physicist's Stone: Uniting Electricity, Magnetism, and Light



Getting Gravity in Shape



Striking the Fifth Chord: Kaluza's Remarkable Discovery



Klein's Quantum Odyssey



Einstein's Dilemma



Truth under Exile: Theorizing at Princeton



Brave New World: Seeking Unity in an Age of Conflict



Gauging the Weak and the Strong



Hyperspace Packages Tied Up in Strings



Brane Worlds and Parallel Universes


Conclusion: Extra-dimensional Perception


Notes