Why String Theory? - Joseph Conlon torrent

Category: Misc. Non-fiction, Science
Language: English
Keywords: Black Hole Cosmology Mathematics Physics

Written by Joseph Conlon
Read by Robbie Stevens
Format: M4B
Bitrate: 128 Kbps
Unabridged

Length: 11 hrs and 41 mins
Release date: 07-07-26

Physics World’s ‘Book of the Year’ for 2016

An Entertaining and Enlightening Guide to the Who, What, and Why of String Theory, now also available in an updated reflowable electronic format compatible with mobile devices and e-readers.

During the last 50 years, numerous physicists have tried to unravel the secrets of string theory. Yet why do these scientists work on a theory lacking experimental confirmation?

Why String Theory? provides the answer, offering a highly readable and accessible panorama of the who, what, and why of this large aspect of modern theoretical physics. The author, a theoretical physics professor at the University of Oxford and a leading string theorist, explains what string theory is and where it originated. He describes how string theory fits into physics and why so many physicists and mathematicians find it appealing when working on topics from M-theory to monsters and from cosmology to superconductors.