Warped Passages: Unraveling the Mysteries of the Universe's Hidden Dimensions
by:
Lisa Randall (author)
A century ago, physicists could present current research to a general audience. Today, scientific discoveries are so advanced and specialized that a chasm has developed between physicists and the rest of society. In Warped Passages, renowned Harvard physicist Lisa Randall ably bridges that gap,...
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A century ago, physicists could present current research to a general audience. Today, scientific discoveries are so advanced and specialized that a chasm has developed between physicists and the rest of society. In Warped Passages, renowned Harvard physicist Lisa Randall ably bridges that gap, describing the connections between recent research in particle physics and theories of super symmetry, string theory, and extra dimensions of space. A mind-expanding book about our expanding universe.
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Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780060531089 (0060531088)
Publish date: August 30th 2005
Publisher: Ecco
Pages no: 500
Edition language: English
(original review, 2006)Hi,I am poor English Portuguese who live in very countly side.We need a Portuguese translate better and I have a Questions.The some day I had did so tough-Job.After that small-black-holl shown up and it had moved and mice and soft membrance?Not a elephant,mice or small birds,d...
I reviewed this once before and a tecnical snafu ate it when I tried to up load it...This book is dreadful: here are the many reasons why:The material is disorganised. The book is ostensibly about extra spatial dimensions. The concepts are introduced in the first few chapters then don't re-appear un...
This book is dreadful: here are the many reasons why:The material is disorganised. The book is ostensibly about extra spatial dimensions. The concepts are introduced in the first few chapters then don't re-appear until the last few chapters. The Standard Model is introduced twice.The explanations ar...