String Theory for Dummies / Теория струн для «чайников»: Index
Оглавление
- Переводчики
- Блог
- Contents at a Glance / Краткое содержание
- Table of Contents / Оглавление
- Introduction / Введение
- About This Book / Об этой книге
- Conventions Used in This Book / Допущения, использованные в книге
- What You’re Not to Read / Что не для чтения
- Foolish Assumptions / Дурацкие предположения
- How This Book Is Organized / Как организована эта книга
- Icons Used in this Book / Иконки, используемые в этой книге
- Where to Go from Here / Куда идти дальше
- Part I: Introducing String Theory / Часть 1: Введение в Теорию Струн
- Chapter 1: So What Is String Theory Anyway? / Глава 1. Так что же такое теория струн?
- String Theory: Seeing What Vibrating Strings Can Tell Us about the Universe / Теория струн: Наблюдая, что вибрирующие струны могут рассказать нам о вселенной - Часть 1
- String Theory: Seeing What Vibrating Strings Can Tell Us about the Universe / Теория струн: Наблюдая, что вибрирующие струны могут рассказать нам о вселенной - Часть 2
- Introducing the Key Elements of String Theory / Представление основных элементов теории струн
- Understanding the Aim of String Theory / Понимание цели Теории Струн
- Appreciating the Theory’s Amazing (and Controversial) Implications / Оценивая удивительные (и спорные) следствия теории
- Why Is String Theory So Important? / Почему теория струн так важна?
- Chapter 2: The Physics Road Dead Ends at Quantum Gravity / Глава 2. Тупиковый путь Физики в квантовой гравитации
- Understanding Two Schools of Thought on Gravity / Понимание двух философских школ гравитации
- Describing Matter: Physical and Energy-Filled / Определение материи: Физической и Энергетической
- Grasping for the Fundamental Forces of Physics / Осознание фундаментальных сил в природе
- Infinities: Why Einstein and the Quanta Don’t Get Along / Бесконечность: Почему Эйнштейн и кванты не ладят
- Unifying the Forces / Единство сил
- Chapter 3: Accomplishments and Failures of String Theory / Глава 3. Достижения и неудачи Теории Струн
- Celebrating String Theory’s Successes / Празднование успехов теории струн
- Considering String Theory’s Setbacks / Рассматривая неудачи теории струн
- Looking into String Theory’s Future / Взгляд в будущее теории струн
- Part II: The Physics Upon Which String Theory Is Built / Часть 2. Физика, на которой построена Теория Струн
- Chapter 4: Putting String Theory in Context: Understanding the Method of Science
- Exploring the Practice of Science Изучение научного подхода.
- Understanding How Scientific Change Is Viewed
- Chapter 5: What You Must Know about Classical Physics
- This Crazy Little Thing Called Physics Безумная штучка под названием физика
- All Shook Up: Waves and Vibrations / Я потрясён: волны и колебания
- Newton’s Revolution: How Physics Was Born
- The Forces of Light: Electricity and Magnetism
- Chapter 6: Revolutionizing Space and Time: Einstein’s Relativity
- What Waves Light Waves? Searching for the Ether
- No Ether? No Problem: Introducing Special Relativity
- Changing Course: Introducing General Relativity
- Applying Einstein’s Work to the Mysteries of the Universe
- Kaluza-Klein Theory — String Theory’s Predecessor
- Chapter 7: Brushing Up on Quantum Theory Basics
- Unlocking the First Quanta: The Birth of Quantum Physics
- Fun with Photons: Einstein’s Nobel Idea of Light
- Waves and Particles Living Together
- Why We Can’t Measure It All: The Uncertainty Principle
- Dead Cats, Live Cats, and Probability in Quantum Physics
- Does Anyone Know What Quantum Theory Means?
- Quantum Units of Nature — Planck Units
- Chapter 8: The Standard Model of Particle Physics
- Atoms, Atoms, Everywhere Atoms: Introducing Atomic Theory
- Popping Open the Atomic Hood and Seeing What’s Inside
- The Quantum Picture of the Photon: Quantum Electrodynamics
- Digging into the Nucleus: Quantum Chromodynamics
- Looking into the Types of Particles
- Gauge Bosons: Particles Holding Other Particles Together
- Exploring the Theory of Where Mass Comes From
- From Big to Small: The Hierarchy Problem in Physics
- Chapter 9: Physics in Space: Considering Cosmology and Astrophysics
- Creating an Incorrect Model of the Universe
- The Enlightened Universe: Some Changes Allowed
- Introducing the Idea of an Expanding Universe
- Finding a Beginning: The Big Bang Theory
- Using Inflation to Solve the Universe’s Problems of Flatness and Horizon
- Dark Matter: The Source of Extra Gravity
- Dark Energy: Pushing the Universe Apart
- Stretching the Fabric of Space-Time into a Black Hole
- Part III: Building String Theory: A Theory of Everything
- Chapter 10: Early Strings and Superstrings: Unearthing the Theory’s Beginnings
- Bosonic String Theory: The First String Theory
- Why Bosonic String Theory Doesn’t Describe Our Universe
- Supersymmetry Saves the Day: Superstring Theory
- Supersymmetry and Quantum Gravity in the Disco Era
- A Theory of Everything: The First Superstring Revolution
- But We’ve Got Five Theories!
- How to Fold Space: Introducing Calabi-Yau Manifolds
- String Theory Loses Steam
- Chapter 11: M-Theory and Beyond: Bringing String Theory Together
- Introducing the Unifying Theory: M-Theory
- Branes: Stretching Out a String
- Matrix Theory as a Potential M-Theory
- Gaining Insight from the Holographic Principle
- String Theory Gets Surprised by Dark Energy
- Considering Proposals for Why Dimensions Sometimes Uncurl
- Understanding the Current Landscape: A Multitude of Theories
- Chapter 12: Putting String Theory to the Test
- Understanding the Obstacles
- Testing Supersymmetry
- Testing Gravity from Extra Dimensions
- Disproving String Theory Sounds Easier Than It Is
- Could Proton Decay Spell Disaster?
- Looking for Evidence in the Cosmic Laboratory: Exploring the Universe
- Looking for Evidence Closer to Home: Using Particle Accelerators
- Part IV: The Unseen Cosmos: String Theory On the Boundaries of Knowledge
- Chapter 13: Making Space for Extra Dimensions
- What Are Dimensions?
- 2-Dimensional Space: Exploring the Geometry of Flatland
- Three Dimensions of Space
- Four Dimensions of Space-Time
- Adding More Dimensions to Make a Theory Work
- Sending Space and Time on a Bender
- Are Extra Dimensions Really Necessary?
- Chapter 14: Our Universe — String Theory, Cosmology, and Astrophysics
- The Start of the Universe with String Theory
- Explaining Black Holes with String Theory
- The Evolution of the Universe
- The Undiscovered Country: The Future of the Cosmos
- Exploring a Finely Tuned Universe
- Chapter 15: Parallel Universes: Maybe You Can Be Two Places at Once
- Exploring the Multiverse: A Theory of Parallel Universes
- Accessing Other Universes
- Chapter 16: Have Time, Will Travel
- Temporal Mechanics 101: How Time Flies
- Slowing Time to a Standstill with Relativity
- General Relativity and Wormholes: Doorways in Space and Time
- Crossing Cosmic Strings to Allow Time Travel
- A Two-Timing Science: String Theory Makes More Time Dimensions Possible
- Sending Messages through Time
- Time Travel Paradoxes
- Part V: What the Other Guys Say: Criticisms and Alternatives
- Chapter 17: Taking a Closer Look at the String Theory Controversy
- The String Wars: Outlining the Arguments
- Is String Theory Scientific?
- Turning a Critical Eye to String Theorists
- Does String Theory Describe Our Universe?
- A String Theory Rebuttal Опровержение Теории Струн
- Chapter 18: Loop Quantum Gravity: String Theory’s Biggest Competitor
- Taking the Loop: Introducing Another Road to Quantum Gravity
- Making Predictions with Loop Quantum Gravity
- Finding Favor and Flaw with Loop Quantum Gravity
- So Are These Two Theories the Same with Different Names?
- Chapter 19: Considering Other Ways to Explain the Universe
- Taking Other Roads to Quantum Gravity
- Newton and Einstein Don’t Make All the Rules: Modifying the Law of Gravity
- Rewriting the Math Books and Physics Books at the Same Time
- Part VI: The Part of Tens
- Chapter 20: Ten Questions a Theory of Everything Should (Ideally) Answer
- The Big Bang: What Banged (and Inflated)?
- Baryon Asymmetry: Why Does Matter Exist?
- Hierarchy Issues: Why Are There Gaps in Forces, Particles, and Energy Levels?
- Fine-Tuning: Why Do Fundamental Constants Have the Values They Do?
- Black Hole Information Paradox: What Happens to Missing Black Hole Matter?
- Quantum Interpretation: What Does Quantum Mechanics Mean?
- Dark Mystery No. 1: What Is Dark Matter (and Why Is There So Much)?
- Dark Mystery No. 2: What Is Dark Energy (and Why Is It So Weak)?
- Time Symmetry: Why Does Time Seem to Move Forward?
- The End of the Universe: What Comes Next?
- Chapter 21: Ten Notable String Theorists
- Edward Witten
- John Henry Schwarz
- Yoichiro Nambu
- Leonard Susskind
- David Gross
- Joe Polchinski
- Juan Maldacena
- Lisa Randall
- Michio Kaku
- Brian Greene
- Index
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