String theory
Book - 2022
Unravel the secrets of the universe and untangle cutting-edge physics. Yes, you actually can understand quantum physics! String Theory For Dummies is a beginner's guide, and we make it fun to find out about the all the recent trends and theories in physics, including the basics of string theory, with friendly explanations. Build a foundation of physics knowledge, understand the various string theories and the math behind them, and hear what the opponents to string theory have to say. It's an exciting time to be alive in advanced physics, and this updated edition covers what's new in the string world--the Large Hadron Collider, the Higgs Boson, gravitational waves, and lots of other big headlines. Unleash your inner armchair p...hysicist with String Theory For Dummies.
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- Handbooks and manuals
- Published
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Hoboken, NJ :
Wiley
2022
- Language
- English
- Main Author
- Other Authors
- Edition
- 2nd edition
- Item Description
- Includes index.
"Learning made easy" -- Cover.
"Understand the basic concepts of string theory ; learn how strings build on quantum physics and relativity ; see the real-world implications of string theory" -- Cover.
Previous edition: published as by Andrew Zimmerman Jones with Daniel Robbins. Hoboken: Wiley, 2010. - Physical Description
- xiv, 384 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- ISBN
- 9781119888970
- Introducing string theory
- The physics upon which string theory is built
- Building string theory : a theory of everything
- The unseen cosmos : string theory on the boundaries of knowledge
- What the other guys say : criticisms and alternatives
- The part of tens.