OUT OF THIS WORLD. Colliding Universes, Branes, Strings, And Other Wild Ideas Of Modern Physics.

Webb, Stephen

ISBN 10: 0387029303 / ISBN 13: 9780387029306

Published by NY. 2004. Copernicus Books./Praxis Publishing./Springer Verlag, 2004

About this Item

blue & black hardbound 8vo. dustwrapper in protective plastic cover. very fine cond. mint cond. nice clean copy. binding square & tight. covers clean. edges clean. contents free of all markings. dustwr. very fine cond., mint cond. not worn or torn or price clipped. first edition. first printing ( # 1 in # line). xii+308p. index. glossary. biblio. index. physics. cosmology. current affairs. history of science. astrophysics. gedanken physics. allegory of the cave. search for symmetry. snowflakes. symmetry in physics. mathematics of symmetry. the GPS. theory of general relativity. the wierd world of the quantum. fundamental particles. the standard model. local gauge symmetry. the elecromagnetic interaction. the strong interaction. the electroweak unification and the Higgs. GUTS and SUSY. grand unification theories. supersymmetry. local supersymmetry. kaluza~klein theory.

Seller Inventory # 6241003

Bibliographic Details

• Title: OUT OF THIS WORLD. Colliding Universes, Branes, Strings, And Other Wild Ideas Of Modern Physics.
• Publisher: NY. 2004. Copernicus Books./Praxis Publishing./Springer Verlag
• Publication Date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0387029303
• ISBN 13: 9780387029306
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included

About this title

Synopsis

This book is an attempt to share some of the fascinating and exciting ideas of modern theoretical physics with a non-mathematical audience. I also hope to give some appreciation of the exceptionally creative people who have generated these ideas. I had no intention of writing a comprehen­ sive history of these ideas, however; I apologize to those physicists whose important contributions I may have omitted. Several people have contributed directly to the writing of this book, and I would like to take this chance to thank them. Clive Horwood of Praxis Publishing and Paul Farrell of Copernicus Books have both been supportive of the project. Anna Painter has been an exceptionally thorough editor and has provided invaluable advice. Dr John Mason and Lyman Lyons both offered constructive criticism of an early draft. The errors that remai- and errors and misinterpretations are inevitable in any attempt to explain the subtle ideas of theoretical physics without the aid of mathematics - are my sole responsibility. I would like to thank Ron, Ronnie, Peter, Jackie, Emily, and Abigail for their support. And, most importantly, I would like to thank Heike and Jessica for their patience. Stephen Webb Milton Keynes, April 2004 1X FIGURE CREDITS I would like to acknowledge the following sources and copyright holders for granting permission to use their images. Figure 8 is from the Wilson A. Bentley collection. Figure 14 is courtesy ofNASA.

About the Author

Stephen Webb works in Learning and Teaching Solutions at the Open University, England, and is the author of WHERE IS EVERYBODY? (Copernicus Books, 2002.)