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1	The Elegant Universe: Superstrings, Hidden Dimensions and the Quest for the Ultimate Theory more books like this by Brian Greene add to wishlist String theory proclaims that all of the wondrous happenings in the universe are reflections of one grand physical principle and manifestations of one single entity: microscopically tiny vibrating loops of energy. This text relates the scientific story and the human struggle behind this theory. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.23! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
2	Hyperspace: A Scientific Odyssey Through Parallel Universes, Time Warps, and the Tenth Dimension more books like this by Michio Kaku add to wishlist The author of "Beyond Einstein" offers the non-specialist reader a concise analysis of developments in modern physics. He explains the theory of hyperspace (or higher dimensional space), superstring theory, the tenth dimension, time warps, Black Holes and multiple universes. see all copies from $2.76! new only from $9.41! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
3	Parallel Worlds: A Journey Through Creation, Higher Dimensions, and the Future of the Cosmos more books like this by Michio Kaku add to wishlist Sheds new light on discoveries that have revolutionized the field of cosmology and transformed understanding of the universe, offering an explanation of the multiverse M-theory and its implications in terms of the fate of our own universe. see all copies from $8.95! new only from $9.41! \| first editions \| SVS
4	Not Even Wrong: The Failure of String Theory and the Search for Unity in Physical Law more books like this by Peter Woit add to wishlist When does physics depart the realm of testable hypothesis and come to resemble theology? Peter Woit argues that string theory isnt just going in the wrong direction, its not even science. Not Even Wrong shows that what many physicists call superstring theory is not a theory at all. It makes no predictions, not even wrong ones, and this very lack ... see all copies from $2.00! new only from $3.85! \| first editions \| SVS
5	Beyond Einstein: The Cosmic Quest for the Theory of the Universe more books like this by Michio Kaku, Jennifer Trainer Thompson add to wishlist The author, one of the co-founders of superstring theory, has created a fascinating primer to one of the most revolutionary new developments in physics. He answers questions about what superstring theory is and why it is important. Kaku engagingly chronicles the discoveries that have led scientists to this new prospect. see all copies from $2.64! new only from $8.00! \| first editions \| SVS
6	Superstrings and the search for the theory of everything more books like this by Peat add to wishlist Since Einstein, physicists have been pursuing a single theory that would order all of the elementary particles in the universe and unify all the forces of nature. Such a theory would answer questions like: how did the universe begin?; what is the origin of time?; what is matter? In 1984 a theory - involving "superstrings" - burst upon the ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
7	String Theory, Volume 1: An Introduction to the Bosonic String more books like this by Joseph Polchinski (Editor) add to wishlist String Theory comprises two volumes which give a comprehensive and pedagogic account of the subject. Volume 1 provides a thorough introduction to the bosonic string. The first four chapters introduce the central ideas of string theory, the tools of conformal field theory and of the Polyakov path integral, and the covariant quantization of the ... see all copies from $36.00! new only from $49.27! \| SVS
8	String Theory, Volume 2: Superstring Theory and Beyond more books like this by Joseph Polchinski (Editor) add to wishlist String Theory comprises two volumes which provide a comprehensive and pedagogic account of the subject. Volume 2 begins with an introduction to supersymmetric string theories and presents the important advances of recent years. The first three chapters introduce the type I, type II, and heterototic superstring theories and their interactions. The ... see all copies from $17.60! new only from $23.05! \| first editions \| SVS
9	Elegant Universe more books like this by Brian Greene add to wishlist In a rare blend of scientific insight and writing as elegant as the theories it explains, Brian Greene, one of the world's leading string theorists, peels away the layers of mystery surrounding string theory to reveal a universe that consists of eleven dimensions where all matter is generated by the vibrations of microscopically tiny loops of ... see all copies from $6.95! new only from $11.84! \| first editions
10	Superstrings: A Theory of Everything? more books like this by P C Davies (Editor), J Brown (Editor) add to wishlist Superstring theory is one of the most exciting and actively pursued branches of physics today. The far-reaching claims made for this theory would, if correct, provide the much sought-after Theory of Everything, the unification of physics. It would enable the fundamental building blocks of matter to be identified and amalgamated in a common ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
11	Beyond Einstein more books like this by Michio Kaku, Jennifer Trainer add to wishlist The author, one of the co-founders of superstring theory, has created a fascinating primer to one of the most revolutionary new developments in physics. He answers questions about what superstring theory is and why it is important. Kaku engagingly chronicles the discoveries that have led scientists to this new prospect. see all copies from $1.99! first editions
12 view cover	Superstring Theory more books like this by Michael B Green, John H Schwarz (Photographer), Edward Witten add to wishlist In recent years, superstring theory has emerged as a promising approach to reconciling general relativity with quantum mechanics and unifying the fundamental interactions. Problems that have seemed insuperable in previous approaches take on a totally new character in the context of superstring theory, and some of them have been overcome. Interest ... see all copies from $34.50! new only from $52.00! \| first editions
13 view cover	Introduction to Superstrings and M-Theory more books like this by Michio Kaku, J L Birman (Editor), H E Stanley (Editor) add to wishlist Superstrings - provocative, controversial, possibly untestable, but unarguably one of the most interesting and active areas of research in current physics. Called by some, "the theory of everything", superstrings may solve a problem which has eluded physicists for the past 50 years - the final unification of the two great theories of the twentieth ... see all copies from $52.73! new only from $60.00! \| SVS
14 view cover	Supersymmetric Gauge Field Theory and String Theory more books like this by David Bailin, Alexander Love add to wishlist Designed as a sequel to the authors' "Introduction to Gauge Field Theory", "Supersymmetric Gauge Field Theory and String Theory" introduces first-year graduate students to supersymmetric theories, including supergravity and superstring theories. Starting with the necessary background in quantum field theory, the book covers the three key topics of ... see all copies from $54.16! new only from $63.80! \| first editions \| SVS
15 view cover	Superstring Theory: Volume 1, Introduction more books like this by Michael B Green, Peter Landshoff (Editor), D R Nelson (Editor) add to wishlist In recent years, superstring theory has emerged as a promising approach to reconciling general relativity with quantum mechanics and unifying the fundamental interactions. Problems that have seemed insuperable in previous approaches take on a totally new character in the context of superstring theory, and some of them have been overcome. Interest ... see all copies from $59.70! new only from $80.60! \| SVS
16	Introduction to Superstrings more books like this by Michio Kaku add to wishlist This comprehensive tutorial introduces the development of, and current trends in, superstring theory, a significant and still controversial attempt to unify general relativity and quantum field theory. Intended for graduate students with a year of quantum mechanics and familiarity with relativistic methods, the book makes these exciting ... see all copies from $18.50! new only from $40.98! \| first editions
17	Supersymmetry and Its Applications: Superstrings, Anomalies and Supergravity more books like this by G W Gibbons, Stephen Hawking (Editor), P K Townsend (Editor) add to wishlist This volume contains papers presented at the Nuffield Workshop on supersymmetry and its applications held at Cambridge in the summer of 1985 and attended by many of the leading experts in the field. In physical terms, supersymmetry is a symmetry or gauge invariance which connects bosons (particles with integer spin) with fermions (particles with ... see all copies from $6.98! new only from $38.00! \| first editions
18 view cover	String Theory, Vol. 1: An Introduction to the Bosonic String more books like this by Joseph Polchinski, Peter Landshoff (Editor), D R Nelson (Editor) add to wishlist String Theory comprises two volumes which give a comprehensive and pedagogic account of the subject. Volume 1 provides a thorough introduction to the bosonic string. The first four chapters introduce the central ideas of string theory, the tools of conformal field theory and of the Polyakov path integral, and the covariant quantization of the ... see all copies from $36.18! new only from $95.99! \| first editions
19 view cover	Cosmic Strings and Other Topological Defects more books like this by Vilenkin, Shellard add to wishlist Now in paperback, this book is the first comprehensive and coherent introduction to the role of cosmic strings and other topological defects in the universe. This study has been one of the major driving forces in cosmology over the last decade, and lies at the fruitful intersection of particle physics and cosmology. After an introduction to ... see all copies from $74.38! new only from $74.38! \| first editions
20 view cover	Quantum Gravity, Generalized Theory of Gravitation and Superstring Theory-Based Unification more books like this by Behram Kursunoglu (Editor), Stephan L Mintz (Editor), Arnold Perlmutter (Editor) add to wishlist Held December 16-919, 1999, this proceedings is derived from the Global Foundation Inc.'s Orbis Scientiae 1999. Topics include: cosmological parameters, unifying elementary particle physics, cosmology, superstrings, and black holes. see all copies from $99.00! new only from $137.35! \| first editions \| SVS
21 view cover	Our Superstring Universe: Strings, Branes, Extra Dimensions and Superstring-M Theory more books like this by L E Lewis, Jr., Jr L E Lewis add to wishlist This book is intended as an introduction to what soon may prove to be the most important theory of science...ever. It is a theory that is still evolving, but it already shows great promise of explaining the most fundamental mysteries of nature. The theory is based on the simple concept of miniscule vibrating strings as the source of all matter and ... see all copies from $6.00! new only from $15.95! \| SVS
22 view cover	M-Theory and Quantum Geometry more books like this by Larus Thorlacius (Editor), Thordur Jonsson (Editor), Lrus Thorlacius (Editor) add to wishlist The fundamental structure of matter and spacetime at the shortest length scales remains an exciting frontier of basic research in theoretical physics. A unifying theme in this area is the quantization of geometrical objects. The majority of contributions to this volume cover recent advances in superstring theory, which is the leading candidate for ... see all copies from $56.92! new only from $56.92! \| first editions \| SVS
23 view cover	The Mathematical Theory of Cosmic Strings: Cosmic Strings in the Wire Approximation more books like this by Malcolm R Anderson add to wishlist This book is a comprehensive survey of the current state of knowledge about the dynamics and gravitational properties of cosmic strings treated in the idealized classical approximation as line singularities described by the Nambu-Goto action. The author's purpose is to provide a standard reference to all work that has been published since the mid ... see all copies from $90.46! new only from $145.08! \| first editions
24	Finite Superstrings more books like this by John Gerald Taylor add to wishlist This is an account of the construction and finiteness analysis of multi-loop scattering amplitudes for superstrings, and of the guarantee that for certain superstrings (in particular the heterotic one), the symmetries of the theory in the embedding space-time are those of the super-poincare group, SP10 and that the multi-loop amplitudes are each ... see all copies from $64.96! new only from $64.96! \| first editions
25	Particle Physics: The New View of the Universe more books like this by Christopher F. Lampton add to wishlist Discusses our current knowledge of particle physics and the search for the ultimate particle of which everything is made, possibly superstrings. see all copies from $3.01! first editions

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