The superstrings, hidden dimensions, and the quest for the ultimate theory Greene, Brian Randolph 1963- creator text nyu New York W.W. Norton & Company 2024 monographic eng xvi, 480 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm A new edition of the iconic bestseller that introduced legions to modern physics and the quest for the ultimate understanding of the cosmos, featuring a new preface and epilogue. With a rare blend of scientific insight and writing as graceful as the theories it so deftly explains, The Elegant Universe remains the unrivaled account of the modern search for the deepest laws of nature: "a standard that will be hard to beat" (George Johnson, New York Times Book Review). In this new 25th anniversary edition, renowned physicist and author Brian Greene--"the single best explainer of abstruse concepts in the world today" (Washington Post)--updates his classic work with a new preface and epilogue summarizing the significant theoretical and experimental developments over the past quarter-century. From established science, including relativity and quantum mechanics, to the cutting edge of thinking on black holes, string theory, and quantum gravity, The Elegant Universe makes some of the most sophisticated concepts ever contemplated thoroughly accessible and entertaining, bringing us closer than ever to comprehending how the universe works. Contenidos :The Edge of Knowledge Tied Up with String Part II — The Dilemma of Space, Time, and the Quanta Space, Time, and the Eye of the Beholder Of Warps and Ripples Microscopic Weirdness The Need for a New Theory: General Relativity vs. Quantum Mechanics Part III — The Cosmic Symphony Nothing but Music: The Essentials of Superstring Theory The “Super” in Superstrings More Dimensions Than Meet the Eye Part IV — String Theory and the Fabric of Spacetime The Smoking Gun: Experimental Signatures Quantum Geometry Tearing the Fabric of Space Beyond Strings: In Search of M-Theory. Part V- Unification in the Twenty-First Century Additional Sections Preface to the 25th Anniversary Edition Epilogue Notes Glossary Index Brian Greene. G799e 2024 9781324066231 260513 20260513171537.0 spa