03915nam 22007815 450 991030037400332120260810150947.03-319-00599-510.1007/978-3-319-00599-7(CKB)3710000000114367(EBL)1730943(OCoLC)884592957(SSID)ssj0001243176(PQKBManifestationID)11771880(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001243176(PQKBWorkID)11268092(PQKB)10650901(MiAaPQ)EBC1730943(DE-He213)978-3-319-00599-7(PPN)178778354(EXLCZ)99371000000011436720140512d2014 u| 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrGravity, Strings and Particles A Journey Into the Unknown /by Maurizio Gasperini1st ed. 2014.Cham :Springer International Publishing :Imprint: Springer,2014.1 online resource (135 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-322-03828-7 3-319-00598-7 Includes bibliographical references and index.From the Contents: Prologue: inside the energy walls of our \cradle" -- Gravity at small distances -- Gravity at large distances -- Space, time and space-time -- Strings and fundamental interactions -- The past of our Universe.New fundamental forces of Nature? New forms of "dark'' energy? Signals from epochs preceding the Big Bang? Is our space-time unique? Only a joint study of the three topics examined in this book – gravity, strings and particles – may provide answers to these questions. Such a study may also provide the key to solving one of the most fascinating mysteries of modern science, namely: Besides time and the three spatial dimensions, how many other dimensions exist in our universe? The book is primarily addressed to readers who do not necessarily have a specific background in physics but are nevertheless interested in discovering the originality and the possible implications of some of the amazing ideas in modern theoretical physics. The emphasis is on conveying ideas rather than explaining formulas, focusing not on what is known but -- mainly -- on what is still unknown. Many parts of the book are devoted to fundamental theoretical models and results which are potentially highly relevant for a deeper understanding of Nature, but are still waiting to be  confirmed (or disproved) by experiments. From this point of view, the material of this book may also be of interest to professional physicists, whether or not they work in the field of fundamental interactions.GravitationAstronomyElementary particles (Physics)Quantum field theoryCosmologyMathematical physicsClassical and Quantum GravityAstronomy, Cosmology and Space SciencesElementary Particles, Quantum Field TheoryCosmologyMathematical PhysicsGravitation.Astronomy.Elementary particles (Physics).Quantum field theory.Cosmology.Mathematical physics.Classical and Quantum Gravity.Astronomy, Cosmology and Space Sciences.Elementary Particles, Quantum Field Theory.Cosmology.Mathematical Physics.520523.1530530.1Gasperini Maurizioauthttp://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut40394BOOK9910300374003321Gravity, Strings and Particles1768708UNINA