Why String Theory?

ISBN-13: 9781138429536 / Angielski / Twarda / 2017

Joseph Conlon

Opis

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Spis treści

Why?: The Long Wait. Scales of Science: Little and Large. Big Lessons of Physics. The Truth Is Out There. What?: What Was String Theory? What Is String Theory? What For?: Direct Experimental Evidence for String Theory. Why Strings? Quantum Field Theory. Why Strings? Mathematics. Why Strings? Cosmology and Particle Physics. Why Strings? Quantum Gravity. Who?: A Thousand Flowers Blooming: Styles of Science. #EpicFail? Criticisms of String Theory. Why String Theory?

O autorze

Joseph Conlon is a professor of theoretical physics at the University of Oxford and a fellow and tutor in physics at New College. He has been a recipient of the student-nominated Outstanding Tutor award across physical and life sciences for his undergraduate teaching. He is a world-leading researcher on string theory and the author of over 50 scientific papers. He has also given over 100 seminar and conference talks worldwide. His research mainly focuses on phenomenological applications of string theory to particle physics and cosmology. Visit WhyStringTheory.com for more details about his work.