The World in Eleven Dimensions Supergravity, supermembranes and M-theory
A unified theory embracing all physical phenomena is a major goal of theoretical physics. In the early 1980s, many physicists looked to eleven-dimensional supergravity in the hope that it might provide that elusive superunified theory. In 1984 supergravity was knocked off its pedestal by ten-dimensi...
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| Format: | Electronic Book Chapter |
| Language: | English |
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Taylor & Francis
1999
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| Summary: | A unified theory embracing all physical phenomena is a major goal of theoretical physics. In the early 1980s, many physicists looked to eleven-dimensional supergravity in the hope that it might provide that elusive superunified theory. In 1984 supergravity was knocked off its pedestal by ten-dimensional superstrings, one-dimensional objects whose v |
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| Physical Description: | 1 electronic resource (513 p.) |
| ISBN: | 9781482268737 9780750306720 9780429176142 |
| Access: | Open Access |