Screen Library2001, a spacetime odyssey : proceedings of the Inaugural Conference of the Michigan Center for Theoretical Physics : Michigan, USA, 21-25 May 2001 /
Two theories revolutionized the 20th century view of space and time: Einstein's general theory of relativity and quantum mechanics. Their union has given rise to elementary particle theories with extra spacetime dimensions, the inflationary model of big bang cosmology, the hypothesis of dark ma...
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World Scientific Pub. Co.,
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| Publisher Address: | Singapore ; River Edge, N.J. : |
| Publication Dates: | 2002. |
| Literature type: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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http://www.worldscientific.com/worldscibooks/10.1142/4860#t=toc |
| Summary: |
Two theories revolutionized the 20th century view of space and time: Einstein's general theory of relativity and quantum mechanics. Their union has given rise to elementary particle theories with extra spacetime dimensions, the inflationary model of big bang cosmology, the hypothesis of dark matter in the universe, the discovery of radiation from quantum black holes, and the fuzzy spacetime geometry of superstrings and M-theory. In this important book, experts present the latest developments in cosmology, theoretical physics and mathematics, as well as share their thoughts on the future of s |
| Carrier Form: | 1 online resource (xii,228pages) : illustrations, port |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 9789812778185 |
| CLC: | O4-532 |
| Contents: | Director's welcoming address / M.J. Duff -- Astrophysical neutrinos: 20th century and beyond / J.N. Bahcall -- The case for discrete energy levels of a black hole / J.D. Bekenstein -- A century of gravity: 1901-2000 (plus some 2001) / S. Deser -- Spontaneous CP violation: alternative to the standard model / P.H. Frampton -- The measure of cosmological parameters / W.L. Freedman -- Progress in weakly coupled string phenomenology / M.K. Gaillard -- Spacetime quantum mechanics / J.B. Hartle -- My life as a boson: the story of "the Higgs" / P. Higgs -- Inflation and string cosmology / A. Linde - |