The Landscape Of Theoretical Physics: A Global View - From Point Particles To The Brane World And Beyond In Search Of A Unifying Principle (fundamental Theories Of Physics, Volume 119) [DJVU]

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This book attempts to provide a synthetic view of fundamental theoretical physics. It describes the ingredients which may have to be used in order to build a theory which will unify general relativity, quantum field theory, and the known fundamental interactions. The books written so far have either considered a specialized topic in much detail, or they were too superficial and general. This book unites both approaches: it provides enough detail to start with, but does not go too far in developing a particular special field. Instead it turns to another special field and then shows how different fields are interrelated in a fascinating way. Many surprising new findings are revealed. Audience: This book will be of interest to those who would like to explore how the `Theory of Everything' could possibly be formulated. It will be of interest to researchers and students. A background in general relativity and quantum mechanics is recommended. The introductory sections, and especially Part IV: Beyond the Horizon, need no such background knowledge. They are intended for the reader who is interested in the conceptual and even philosophical questions.

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• Series: Fundamental Theories of Physics, Volume 119

• Year: 2,001

• Edition: 1

• Pages: 379

• Pages In File: 379

• Language: English

• Topic: 264

• Identifier: 9780792370062,0792370066

• Ddc: 530

• Lcc: QC21.3 .P38 2001

• Commentary: +OCR

• Org File Size: 3,967,804

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