Hyperspace A Scientific Odyssey Through The 10th Dimension

Description

The author, one of the pioneers of string theory, has produced an accessible guide for the general reader to some of the most formidable modern concepts of mathematics and physics. These include string theory itself, hyperspace, non-Euclidean geometry, Kaluza-Klein theory and supergravity.

Reviews

beautifully written, making difficult scientific ideas seem accessible, almost easy. Danah Zohar, Independent

Table of contents

Notes; References; Index; PART I: ENTERING THE FIFTH DIMENSION; 1. Worlds beyond space and time; 2. Mathematicians and mystics; 3. The man who "saw" the fourth dimension; 4. The secret of light: vibrations in the fifth dimension; PART II: UNIFICATION AND THE TENTH DIMENSION; 5. Quantum heresy; 6. Einstein's ravings; 7. Superstrings; 8. Signals from the tenth dimension; 9. Before creation; PART III: WORMHOLES: GATEWAYS TO ANOTHER UNIVERSE; 10. Black holes and parallel universes; 11. To build a time machine; 12. Colliding universes; PART IV: MASTERS OF HYPERSPACE; 13. Beyond the future; 14. Fate of the universe; 15. Conclusion