Book
Three roads to quantum gravity / Lee Smolin.
Record details
- ISBN: 0465078362 (pbk.)
- ISBN: 9780465078363 (pbk.)
- Physical Description: viii, 245 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
- Publisher: New York, N.Y. : Basic Books, [2002]
Content descriptions
- General Note:
- "With a new postscript by the author"--Cover.Postscript (p. [212]-225) dated March 3, 2002.Originally published: London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2000.
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [235]-240) and index.
- Formatted Contents Note:
- Prologue: The quest for quantum gravity -- Pt. 1. Points of departure. There is nothing outside the universe -- In the future we shall know more -- Many observers, not many worlds -- The universe is made of processes, not things -- Pt. 2. What we have learned. Black holes and hidden regions -- Acceleration and heat -- Black holes are hot -- Area and information -- How to count space -- Knots, links and kinks -- The sound of space is a string -- Pt. 3. The present frontiers. The holographic principle -- How to weave a string -- What chooses the laws of nature? -- Epilogue: A possible future.
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Northwest Indian College.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lummi Library | QC 178 .S64 2002 | 272265 | Stacks | Available | - |