Overview
- Presents ideas on some of the most fascinating topics in modern theoretical physics for the layman
- Unconventional, in that the discussion goes beyond what is known to focus particularly on what is still unknown
- Fascinating and suggestive speculations on the nature and role of time
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
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Table of contents (7 chapters)
Keywords
- Brane-world scenario
- Compactified dimensions
- Dark energy and cosmological constant
- Dilaton phenomenolgy
- Gravity at Small Distances
- Hidden Forces of Nature
- Multidimensional Universe
- Quintessence
- String Cosmology and Branes
- String Theory Explained
- String Theory and Unified Theories
- Strings and extended objects
- Supersymmetry and supergravity
- Vacuum energy density
About this book
The book is primarily addressed to readers who do not necessarily have a specific background in physics but are nevertheless interested in discovering the originality and the possible implications of some of the amazing ideas in modern theoretical physics. The emphasis is on conveying ideas rather than explaining formulas, focusing not on what is known but -- mainly -- on what is still unknown. Many parts of the book are devoted to fundamental theoretical models and results which are potentially highly relevant for a deeper understanding of Nature, but are still waiting to be confirmed (or disproved) by experiments. From this point of view, the material of this book may also be of interest to professional physicists, whether or not they work in the field of fundamental interactions.
Reviews
“Gasperini has written the book version of an excellent colloquium talk outlining important questions in modern theoretical physics. … This book may be particularly useful to mathematicians working in subfields adjacent to theoretical physics, such as mirror symmetry. … if you’re preparing your own colloquium talk about the implications of string theory, Gasperini may provide some inspiration!” (Ursula Whitcher, MAA Reviews, maa.org, November, 2015)
“True to its subtitle, this book really is ‘a journey into the unknown.’ … The book is also filled with marvelous insights related to the physics of small distances and high energies. It is suitable for casual readers … as well as physics students and scientists. … Summing Up: Highly recommended. Academic and general readers.” (S. Tripathi, Choice, Vol. 52 (5), January, 2015)
“Thebook is addressed to readers who are interested what is going on in modern research on this field without being specialists. … This book gives an excellent overview on the present state of art and goals of research on the title problem. It can be best recommended to anyone being interested.” (K.-E. Hellwig, zbMATH 1315.81003, 2015)
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Gravity, Strings and Particles
Book Subtitle: A Journey Into the Unknown
Authors: Maurizio Gasperini
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-00599-7
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Physics and Astronomy, Physics and Astronomy (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2014
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-00598-0Published: 23 May 2014
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-00599-7Published: 12 May 2014
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XII, 125
Number of Illustrations: 23 b/w illustrations
Topics: Classical and Quantum Gravitation, Relativity Theory, Popular Science in Astronomy, Quantum Field Theories, String Theory, Cosmology, Mathematical Physics