The Search for Superstrings, Symmetry, and the Theory of Everything by John Gribbin

The Search for Superstrings, Symmetry, and the Theory of Everything by John Gribbin

Since Einstein's time, a "theory of everything" -- one coherent mathematical model that would encompass all the forces and particles of nature -- has become the Holy Grail of physics, and its pursuit has resulted in some of the most extraordinary ideas in the history of science.

This invaluable primer at last enables all of us to understand these ideas. John Gribbin provides a brief, succinct, accessible overview of the hundred-year saga of particle physics, explaining everything from the basics (how subatomic particles work) to the cutting-edge research that has produced dazzling new models of the universe, among them the radical theories of "superstrings" -- the hypothesis that particles are loops of vibrating "string" -- and "supersymmetry".

John Gribbin is a best-selling author and a visiting fellow in astronomy at the University of Sussex.

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ISBN 13	9780316326148
ISBN 10	0316326143
Title	The Search for Superstrings, Symmetry, and the Theory of Everything
Author	John Gribbin
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Little, Brown & Company
Year published	2000-08-01
Number of pages	224
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