The shape of inner space : string theory and the geometry of the universe's hidden dimensions
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Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
New York
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Basic Books
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2010
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
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xix, 377 p.: ill. ; 25 cm.
GENERAL NOTES
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Includes bibliographical references )p. 331-343( and index
NOTES PERTAINING TO TITLE AND STATEMENT OF RESPONSIBILITY
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Shing-tung Yau, Steve Nadis; illustrations by Xianfeng )David( Gu, Xiaotian )Tim( Yin
CONTENTS NOTE
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"Space/time" )poem( -- The shapes of things to come -- A universe in the margins -- Geometry in the natural order -- A new kind of hammer -- Too good to be true -- Proving Calabi -- The DNA of string theory -- Through the looking glass -- Kinks in spacetime -- Back to the real world -- Beyond Calabi-Yau -- The universe unravels -- The search for extra dimensions -- Truth, beauty, and mathematics -- The end of geometry? -- Another day, another donut -- Entering the sanctum -- "A flash in the middle of a long night" )poem(