An Introduction to Black Holes, Information And The String Theory Revolution: The Holographic Universe

Susskind Leonard

ISBN 10: 9812560831 / ISBN 13: 9789812560834

Published by World Scientific Pub Co Inc, 2005

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About the Book: Co-authored by Leonard Susskind?one of the founding fathers of string theory and the architect of the holographic principle?this textbook bridges advanced quantum mechanics and general relativity. It provides a deep mathematical framework for understanding the black hole information paradox, the horizon, and the radical concepts behind the holographic universe. Essential reading for graduate-level physics students, academics, and researchers.

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Author: Leonard Susskind, James Lindesay

Title: An Introduction to Black Holes, Information and the String Theory Revolution: The Holographic Universe

Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company (2004)

Format: Paperback

ISBN-10: 9812560831

ISBN-13: 9789812560834

Condition: Brand New / Factory Sealed (Shrink wrap has a minor cosmetic slit but remains tightly intact)

Subject: Astrophysics / Theoretical Physics / String Theory / Quantum Mechanics.

Seller Inventory # ABE-1782666503589

Bibliographic Details

• Title: An Introduction to Black Holes, Information And The String Theory Revolution: The Holographic Universe
• Publisher: World Scientific Pub Co Inc
• Publication Date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9812560831
• ISBN 13: 9789812560834
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: New
• Dimensions: 6W x 9H x 0.5D inches 6 inches width by 9 inches height by 0.5 inches depth
• Weight: 1.001 pounds

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Synopsis

Over the last decade the physics of black holes has been revolutionized by developments that grew out of Jacob Bekenstein's realization that black holes have entropy. Stephen Hawking raised profound issues concerning the loss of information in black hole evaporation and the consistency of quantum mechanics in a world with gravity. For two decades these questions puzzled theoretical physicists and eventually led to a revolution in the way we think about space, time, matter and information. This revolution has culminated in a remarkable principle called "The Holographic Principle", which is now a major focus of attention in gravitational research, quantum field theory and elementary particle physics. Leonard Susskind, one of the co-inventors of the Holographic Principle as well as one of the founders of String theory, develops and explains these concepts.

About the Author

Leonard Susskind is Felix Bloch Professor of Theoretical Physics at Stanford University. He is the Recipient of the J J Sakurai Prize, the Pregel Prize, a member of the National Academy of Sciences and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. He is also Distinguished Professor of Physics at the Korean Institute for Advanced Study and Extraordinary Professor of Physics at the University of Stellenbosch. James Lindesay is Professor of Physics at Howard University.