The shape of inner space : string theory and the geometry of the universe's hidden dimensions

String theory says we live in a ten-dimensional universe, but that only four are accessible to our everyday senses. According to theorists, the missing six are curled up in bizarre structures known as Calabi-Yau manifolds. Here, Shing-Tung Yau, the man who mathematically proved that these manifolds...

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Auteurs principaux : Yau Shing-Tung (Auteur), Nadis Steven J. (Auteur)
Autres auteurs : Gu Xianfeng David (Illustrateur), Yin Xiaotian Tim (Illustrateur)
Format : Livre
Langue : anglais
Titre complet : The shape of inner space : string theory and the geometry of the universe's hidden dimensions / Shing-Tung Yau and Steve Nadis; illustrations by Xianfeng (David) Gu and Xiaotian (Tim) Yin
Publié : New York : Basic Books , cop. 2010
Description matérielle : 1 vol. (XIX-377 p.)
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