$The Shape of Inner Space String Theory and the Geometry of the Universe\'s Hidden Dimensions$

The Shape of Inner Space String Theory and the Geometry of the Universe\'s Hidden Dimensions

作者 Yau Shing-Tung Nadis Steve
出版社 Tung|Nadis, Steve
出版时间 2012年3月
ISBN 9780465028375

内容简介

Stringtheorysaysweliveinaten-dimensionaluniverse,butthatonlyfourareaccessibletooureverydaysenses.Accordingtotheorists,themissingsixarecurledupinbizarrestructuresknownasCalabi-Yaumanifolds.InTheShapeofInnerSpace,Shing-TungYau,themanwhomathematicallyprovedthatthesemanifoldsexist,arguesthatnotonlyisgeometryfundamentaltostringtheory,itisalsofundamentaltotheverynatureofouruniverse.Timeandagain,whereYauhasgone,physicshasfollowed.Nowforthefirsttime,readerswillfollowYau’spenetratingthinkingonwherewe’vebeen,andwheremathematicswilltakeusnext.Afascinatingexplorationofaworldweareonlyjustbeginningtograsp,TheShapeofInnerSpacewillchangethewayweconsidertheuniverseonbothitsgrandestandsmallestscales.,

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