The Shape of Inner Space: String Theory and the Geometry of the Universe`s Hidden Dimensions 9780465020232

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Автор: Yau Shing-Tung, Nadis Steve
Название: The Shape of Inner Space: String Theory and the Geometry of the Universe`s Hidden Dimensions
Перевод названия: Йоу Шин-Тан: Форма внутреннего пространства. Теория струн и геометрия скрытых измерений Вселенной
ISBN: 9780465020232
Издательство: Basic Books
Классификация:

Математика

Прикладная математика

Популяризация науки

Космология и вселенная

Физика

ISBN-10: 0465020232
Обложка/Формат: Hardcover
Страницы: 400
Вес: 0.63 кг.
Дата издания: 30.09.2010
Язык: English
Поставляется из: США
Описание: The leading mind behind the mathematics of string theory discusses how geometry explains the universe we see What if you were told that we actually live in a 10-dimensional universe-- that the leading theory of nature posits only 4 out of 10 are accessible to our everyday senses? How do we account for the other 6 dimensions? What do they look like, where are they hiding, and what, if anything at all, do they do? In The Shape of Inner Space, geometer and leading string theorist Shing- Tung Yau unpacks the widely-held belief that these undetected dimensions are tightly curled in elaborate, twisted shapes called Calabi-Yau manifolds. Yau explains that these spaces are so miniscule that humans will probably never see any of them directly. Amazingly, however, this hidden realm may hold the answers to some of the most profound questions we have about our universe. In examining his lifes work, Yau emphasises his most important finding: proof of the manifolds mathematical existence. This discovery has been critical in advancing our understanding of geometry and string theory, and, more broadly, physics and the universe. With this acquired knowledge, string theorists can go beyond the concept of the universe that Einstein left us with, and possibly expose some of natures greatest mysteries. A fascinating exploration of a world we are only just beginning to grasp, The Shape of Inner Space will change the way we think about mathematics, cosmology, and our quest to learn the shape of the inner universe.

The Shape of Inner Space: String Theory and the Geometry of the Universe`s Hidden Dimensions, Yau Shing-Tung, Nadis Steve