:higher dimensions, parallel universes and the extraordinary search for a theory of everything
/ Paul Halpern
Hoboken, N.J.
: J. Wiley,
, c2004.
x, 326 p. , ill. , 25 cm.
Electronic
Includes bibliographical references (p. 314-318) and index.
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.