The great beyond : higher dimensions, parallel universes and the extraordinary search for a theory o...
The great beyond : higher dimensions, parallel universes and the extraordinary search for a theory o...
The great beyond : higher dimensions, parallel universes and the extraordinary search for a theory of everything / by Paul Halpern.
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Hoboken, N.J. : J. Wiley, c2004.
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N530.01/23
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x., 326 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
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Introduction : the Kaluza-Klein miracle -- 1. The power of geometry -- 2. Visions of hyperspace -- 3. The physicist's stone : uniting electricity, magnetism, and light -- 4. Getting gravity in shape -- 5. Striking the fifth chord : Kaluza's remarkable discovery -- 6. Klein's quantum odyssey -- 7. Ei...
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Hoboken, N.J. : J. Wiley, c2004.
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New Jersey
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c2004.
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"It is among the most elegant, radical, and tantalizing theories ever to be fashioned by the keen lathe of mathematical insight. For the better part of two centuries, the notion of higher dimensions beyond space and time has fueled the imaginations of scientists, writers, occultists, and more than a few con artists.".
"In The Great Beyond, physicist, mathematician, and author Paul Halpern presents a comprehensive history of the foundations and development of this unfathomable yet irresistible construct. He traces the influence of multidimensional theory on science and society, profiling dozens of brilliant, idiosyncratic thinkers whose labors and insights have a...
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The great beyond : higher dimensions, parallel universes and the extraordinary search for a theory of everything / by Paul Halpern.
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Includes index.
Includes bibliographical references : p. 314-318.
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c2004.
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N530.01/23
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047146595X (pbk. : alk. paper)
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530.01
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991018329049702626
