
The Great Beyond
Higher Dimensions, Parallel Universes and the Extraordinary Search for a Theory of Everything
Paul Halpern(Author)
Wiley (Publisher)
1st Edition
Published on 1. August 2005
Book
Paperback/Softback
320 pages
978-0-471-74149-7 (ISBN)
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Praise for The Great Beyond
"A marvelous book-very clear, very readable. A brilliant introduction to the math and physics of higher dimensions, from Flatland to superstrings. Its greatest strength is a wealth of fascinating historical narrative and anecdote. I enjoyed it enormously."
-Ian Stewart, author of Flatterland
"A remarkable journey from Plato's cave to the farthest reaches of human thought and scientific knowledge. This mind-boggling book allows readers to dream strange visions of hyperspace, chase light waves, explore Klein's quantum odyssey and Kaluza's cocoon, leap through parallel universes, and grasp the very essence of conscience and cosmos. Buy this book and feed your head."
-Clifford Pickover, author of A Passion for Mathematics
"Halpern looks with a bemused eye at the wildest ideas currently afoot in physics. He takes us into the personal world of those who relish and explore seemingly outlandish notions, and does it with a light, engaging style."
-Gregory Benford, author of Foundation's Fear
"An informative, stimulating, and thoughtful presentation at the very frontiers of contemporary physics. It is quite on a par with Brian Greene's The Elegant Universe or his more recent The Fabric of the Cosmos, and as such, deserves to receive wide non-specialist coverage among an intelligent, curious, thinking public."
-Professor E. Sheldon, Contemporary Physics
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Edition
1., Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Turner Publishing Company
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Thickness: 20 mm
Weight
442 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-471-74149-7 (9780471741497)
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The Great Beyond
Higher Dimensions, Parallel Universes and the Extraordinary Search for a Theory of Everything
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PAUL HALPERN, Ph.D., is professor of physics and mathematics at the University of the Sciences in Philadelphia. He received a John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Fellowship Award for the research that ultimately resulted in The Great Beyond. Halpern's previous books include Time Journeys, Cosmic Wormholes, and The Cyclical Serpent.
Content
Acknowledgments.
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. Einstein's Dilemma.
8. Truth under Exile: Theorizing at Princeton.
9. Brave New World:Seeking Unity in an Age of Conflict.
10. Gauging the Weak and the Strong.
11. Hyperspace Packages Tied Up in Strings.
12. Brane Worlds and Parallel Universes.
Conclusion: Extra-dimensional Perception.
Notes.
Further Reading.
Index.