内容简介
Inthisthrillingjourneyintothemysteriesofourcosmos,bestsellingauthorMichioKakutakesusonadizzyingridetoexploreblackholesandtimemachines,multidimensionalspaceand,mosttantalizingofall,thepossibilitythatparalleluniversesmaylayalongsideourown.Kakuskillfullyguidesusthroughthelatestinnovationsinstringtheoryanditslatestiteration,M-theory,whichpositsthatouruniversemaybejustoneinanendlessmultiverse,asingularbubblefloatinginaseaofinfinitebubbleuniverses.IfM-theoryisprovencorrect,wemayperhapsfinallyfindanswertothequestion,“Whathappenedbeforethebigbang?”Thisisanexcitingandunforgettableintroductionintothenewcutting-edgetheoriesofphysicsandcosmologyfromoneofthepre-eminentvoicesinthefield.
作者简介
MICHIOKAKUistheHenrySematProfessorofTheoreticalPhysicsattheGraduateCenteroftheCityUniversityofNewYork.Heistheauthorofseveralwidelyacclaimedbooks,includingVisions,BeyondEinstein,andHyperspace,whichwasnamedoneofthebestsciencebooksoftheyearbytheNewYorkTimesandtheWashingtonPost.HehostsanationallysyndicatedradioscienceprogramandhasappearedonsuchnationaltelevisionshowsasNightline,60Minutes,GoodMorningAmerica,andLarryKingLive.