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Rickles, Dean

 
9783642451270: A Brief History of String Theory: From Dual Models to M-Theory
Couverture rigide
ISBN 10 : 3642451276 ISBN 13 : 9783642451270
Editeur : Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K, 2014

Synopsis

This book offers a lively survey of the forty-year history of string theory, focusing on how what has been called both a 'theory of everything' and a 'theory of nothing' came to exist, and how it came to occupy its present position in physics.

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À propos de l'auteur

Dean Rickles is associate professor of history and philosophy of science at the University of Sydney. He specialises in the history and philosophy of quantum gravity and has published extensively in this area. He has authored or edited several books including: The Structural Foundations of Quantum Gravity (coedited with S. French and J. Saatsi: Oxford University Press, 2006); Symmetry, Structure, and Spacetime (Elsevier, 2007); The Ashgate Companion to Contemporary Philosophy of Physics (Ashgate, 2008); and The Role of Gravitation in Physics: Report from the 1957 Chapel Hill Conference (Co-edited with Cecile DeWitt: Max Planck Research Library for the History and Development of Knowledge, 2011).

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Éditeur
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K
Date d'édition
2014
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
3642451276
ISBN 13 
9783642451270
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
270
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