| Description |
x, 326 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 314-318) and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction: the Kaluza-Klein miracle -- The power of geometry -- Visions of hyperspace -- The physicist's stone: uniting electricity, magnetism and light -- Getting gravity in shape -- Striking the fifth chord: Kaluza's remarkable discovery -- Klein's quantum odyssey -- Einstein's dilemma -- Truth under exile: theorizing at Princeton -- Brave new world: seeking unity in an age of conflict -- Gauging the weak and the strong -- Hyperspace packages tied up in strings -- Brane worlds and parallel universes -- Conclusion: Extra-dimensional perception. |
| Subject |
Physics -- Philosophy.
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Physics -- Philosophy. |
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Relativity (Physics)
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Relativity (Physics) |
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Particles (Nuclear physics)
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Particles (Nuclear physics) |
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Cosmology.
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Cosmology. |
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Physique -- Philosophie. |
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Relativité (Physique) |
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Particules (Physique nucléaire) |
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Cosmologie. |
| ISBN |
047146595X paperback alkaline paper |
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