the mysterious allure of extra dimensions, from Plato to string theory and beyond /
First Statement of Responsibility
Lawrence M. Krauss.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
New York :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Viking,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2005.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
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277 pages :
Other Physical Details
illustrations ;
Dimensions
25 cm
GENERAL NOTES
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Includes index.
REPRODUCTION NOTE
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Requires Adobe Digital Editions (file size: 1847 KB) or Mobipocket Reader (file size: 655 KB).
CONTENTS NOTE
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Reminiscence: a dimensional love affair -- The privilege to live in space? -- From frogs' legs to fields -- The road to relativity -- The fourth dimension -- Disturbing the universe -- The measure of all things -- From Flatland to Picasso -- The first hidden universe: and extra deimension to physics -- There and back again -- Curiouser and curiouser ... -- Out of chaos ... -- Aliens from other dimensions -- An entangled knot -- Super times for the superworld -- M is for Mother -- D is for Braneworld -- A theory of nothing? -- Epilogue: truth and beauty.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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Draws on the works of scientists, mathematicians, artists, and writers to consider the concept of alternate universes, exploring popular theories about such topics as black holes, life in other dimensions, and string theory.