With string theory to the big bang : a journey to the origin of the universe / Jan Louis.
2021
QB991.B54 L68 2021
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Title
With string theory to the big bang : a journey to the origin of the universe / Jan Louis.
Author
Louis, Jan, author.
Uniform Title
Mit der Stringtheorie zum Urknall. English
ISBN
9783658358501 (electronic bk.)
3658358505 (electronic bk.)
9783658358495
3658358505 (electronic bk.)
9783658358495
Published
Wiesbaden : Springer, [2021]
Copyright
©2021
Language
English
Language Note
Translated from German.
Description
1 online resource (x, 57 pages) : illustrations.
Item Number
10.1007/978-3-658-35850-1 doi
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QB991.B54 L68 2021
Dewey Decimal Classification
523.1/8
Summary
The history of the universe has fascinated mankind for centuries. Using the interplay of cosmology, general relativity, particle physics and quantum theory, it is today possible to reconstruct it physically. Only the beginning, the big bang, has so far eluded the established laws of physics. The more one approaches it, the more speculative the story becomes. With this book, the reader is invited on a journey to the Big Bang learning on the way about various physical facts, observations and theories. String theory is introduced as a possible all-encompassing physical theory that has the potential to grasp and describe the Big Bang. Its sometimes spectacular predictions, such as additional spatial dimensions or parallel universes, are explained concisely. This Springer essential is a translation of the original German 1st edition essentials, Mit der Stringtheorie zum Urknall by Jan Louis, published by Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden GmbH, part of Springer Nature in 2021. The translation was done with the help of artificial intelligence (machine translation by the service DeepL.com). A subsequent human revision was done primarily in terms of content, so that the book will read stylistically differently from a conventional translation. Springer Nature works continuously to further the development of tools for the production of books and on the related technologies to support the authors. The Contents An introduction and overview of the state of research in cosmology, particle physics and string theory A short version of the history of our universe - from established facts to a selection of speculations The Target Groups Pupils and interested laymen with basic knowledge of natural sciences Students and teachers of all disciplines The Author Prof. Jan Louis studied physics in Karlsruhe, London and Philadelphia and subsequently worked as a research associate at Stanford, CERN and the University of Munich. From 1996-2002 he held a professorship at the University of Halle and since 2003 he has been at the University of Hamburg, where he heads the Cluster of Excellence "Quantum Universe".
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Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed January 12, 2022).
Series
Essentials (Springer VS). Springer essentials. 2731-3115
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Print version: 9783658358495
Print version: 9783658358518
Print version: 9783658358518
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