The Elegant Universe: Superstrings, Hidden Dimensions, and the Quest for the Ultimate Theory is a book by Brian Greene published in 1999, which introduces string and superstring theory, and provides a comprehensive though non-technical assessment of the theory and some of its shortcomings. In 2000, it won the Royal Society Prize for Science Books and was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize Nonfiction. A new edition was released in 2003, with an updated preface.
Table of contents
- Preface (with an additional preface to the 2003 edition)
- Part I: The Edge of Knowledge
- Part II: The Dilemma of Space, Time, and the Quanta
- Part III: The Cosmic Symphony
- Part IV: String Theory and the Fabric of Spacetime
- Part V: Unification in the Twenty-First Century
Contents
Beginning with a brief consideration of classical physics, which concentrates on the major conflicts in physics, Greene establishes a historical context for string theory as a necessary means of integrating the probabilistic world of the standard model of particle physics and the deterministic Newtonian physics of the macroscopic world. Greene discusses the essential problem facing modern physics: unification of Albert Einstein's theory of General Relativity and Quantum Mechanics. Greene suggests that string theory is the solution to these two conflicting approaches. Greene frequently uses analogies and thought experiments to provide a means for the layman to come to terms with the theory which has the potential to create a unified theory of physics.
Adaptations
The Elegant Universe was adapted into an Emmy Award-winning three- hour program in three parts for television broadcast in late 2003 on the PBS series NOVA.
- Einstein's Dream
- Strings The Thing
- Welcome To The 11th Dimension
The Elegant Universe was also interpreted by choreographer Karole Armitage, of Armitage Gone! Dance, in New York City. A performance of the work-in-progress formed part of the inaugural World Science Festival.
See also
- The Fabric of the Cosmos
- Quantum mechanics
Footnotes
References
- Brian Greene, "The Elegant Universe: Superstrings, Hidden Dimensions, and the Quest for the Ultimate Theory", Vintage Series, Random House Inc, February 2000 ISBN 0-375-70811-1
External links
- "SparkNotes: The Elegant Universe". Barnes & Noble. 2004. Retrieved 2006-06-04.
- The Elegant Universe at the Internet Movie Database
- "Science & the City" podcast of Armitage's adaptation, produced by the New York Academy of Sciences
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