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 Title:                  The Elegant Universe: Superstrings, Hidden Dimensions, and the Quest for the Ultimate Theory
 Author:                 Brian Greene
 Read By:                Erik Davies
 Copyright:              2008
 Audiobook Copyright:    2008
 Genre:                  Science
 Publisher:              Random House Audio
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Book Description
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http://www.amazon.com/Elegant-Universe-Superstrings-Dimensions-Ultimate/dp/0393058581/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1242353643&sr=8-1

Editorial Reviews
Amazon.com Review
There is an ill-concealed skeleton in the closet of physics: "As they 
are currently formulated, general relativity and quantum mechanics cannot 
both be right." Each is exceedingly accurate in its field: general relativity 
explains the behavior of the universe at large scales, while quantum 
mechanics describes the behavior of subatomic particles. Yet the theories 
collide horribly under extreme conditions such as black holes or times 
close to the big bang. Brian Greene, a specialist in quantum field theory, 
believes that the two pillars of physics can be reconciled in superstring 
theory, a theory of everything.

Superstring theory has been called "a part of 21st-century physics that 
fell by chance into the 20th century." In other words, it isn't all 
worked out yet. Despite the uncertainties--"string theorists work to 
find approximate solutions to approximate equations"--Greene gives a 
tour of string theory solid enough to satisfy the scientifically literate.-

Though Ed Witten of the Institute for Advanced Study is in many ways 
the human hero of The Elegant Universe, it is not a human-side-of-physics 
story. Greene's focus throughout is the science, and he gives the nonspecialist 
at least an illusion of understanding--or the sense of knowing what 
it is that you don't know. And that is traditionally the first step 
on the road to knowledge. --Mary Ellen Curtin --This text refers to 
an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

From Publishers Weekly
One of the more compelling scientific (cum-theological) questions in 
the Middle Ages was: "How many angels can dance on the head of a pin?" 
Today's version in cutting-edge science is, "How many strings... ?" 
As posited by s tring theory physics, strings are furiously vibrating 
loops of stuff. The concept of strings was devised to help scientists 
describe simultaneously both energy and matter. The frequency and resonance 
of strings' vibration, just like those of strings on an instrument, 
determine charge, spin and other familiar properties of energy?and eventually 
the structure of the universe: a true music of the spheres. There's 
a chance that strings are themselves made up of something still smaller. 
But scientists can prove their existence only on the blackboard and 
computer, because they are much too tiny?a hundred billion billion times 
smaller than the nucleus of an atom?to be observed experimentally. Brian 
Greene, professor of physics and mathematics at Cornell and Columbia 
universities, makes the terribly complex theory of strings accessible 
to all. He possesses a remarkable gift for using the everyday to illustrate 
what may be going on in dimensions beyond our feeble human perception. 
Just when we might be tempted to dismiss strings as grist for the publish-or-pe-
rish mill, Greene explains how they have demonstrated connections between 
mathematics and physics that have helped solve age-old conundrums in 
each field. This book will appeal to astronomy as well as math and physics 
fans because it probes the important insights string theory gives into 
hotly debated issues in cosmology. Later chapters require careful attention 
to Greene's explications, but the effort will prepare readers to follow 
the scientific advances likely to be made in the next millennium through 
application of string theory. Author tour.
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to 
an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.