Warped Passages
Warped Passages
副标题: Unravelling the Universe's Hidden Dimensions
ISBN: 9780141012971
出版社: Penguin
出版年: 2006-8-3
页数: 512
定价: GBP 12.99
装帧: Paperback
内容简介
In "Warped Passages" one of the world's most exciting scientists gives us a glimpse into our future. Incredibly readable - and illustrated throughout - it allows the general reader to understand the questions that scientists are dealing with at the frontiers of research today. Lisa Randall allows the reader to understand the kind of problems that extra dimensions might solve and the kind of speculation that is needed even to imagine them. She also gives an introduction to developments in early twentieth century physics, particle physics and string theory and addresses current debates about relativity, quantum mechanics and gravity - and she describes the questions that are still to be solved.
作者简介
美国哈佛大学理论物理学家、曾经荣登《时尚》杂志的美女教授丽莎·蓝道尔。一直以来，深奥晦涩的理论物理学都被国际学术界视作“男人的世界”，然而丽莎·蓝道尔却敢于向这一世俗偏见大胆挑战。身为哈佛大学理论物理学专业的博士，丽莎多年来潜心研究。她的代表著作《弯曲的旅行：揭开隐藏着的宇宙维度之谜》一书，由于深入浅出地谈论了宇宙的故事，一举入选《纽约时报》2005年 “100本最佳畅销书”之列。2007年，丽莎被美国《时代》杂志评选为全球“100名最有影响力人物”之一，被公认为当今全球最权威的额外维度物理学家。