B·格林,畢業於哈佛大學,在牛津大學獲博士學位,是羅德學者(Rhodes Scholars)。1990年,他來到康奈爾大學物理係,1995年被聘為教授,1996年到哥倫比亞大學任物理學和數學教授。他曾在20多個國傢開過普及和專業講座,公認在超弦理論中有過許多開拓性的發現。他現在住紐約綺色佳。
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A new edition of the New York Times bestsellernow a three-part Nova special on PBS-TV coming in Fall 2003: a fascinating and thought-provoking journey through the mysteries of space, time, and matter. Now with a new preface (not in any other edition) that will review the enormous public reception of the relatively obscure string theorymade possible by this book and an increased number of adherents amongst physicists The Elegant Universe "sets a standard that will be hard to beat" ( New York Times Book Review ). Brian Greene, one of the world's leading string theorists, peels away the layers of mystery surrounding string theory to reveal a universe that consists of eleven dimensions, where the fabric of space tears and repairs itself, and all matterfrom the smallest quarks to the most gargantuan supernovasis generated by the vibrations of microscopically tiny loops of energy. Today physicists and mathematicians throughout the world are feverishly working on one of the most ambitious theories ever proposed: superstring theory. String theory, as it is often called, is the key to the Unified Field Theory that eluded Einstein for more than thirty years. Finally, the century-old antagonism between the large and the small-General Relativity and Quantum Theory-is resolved. String theory proclaims that all of the wondrous happenings in the universe, from the frantic dancing of subatomic quarks to the majestic swirling of heavenly galaxies, are reflections of one grand physical principle and manifestations of one single entity: microscopically tiny vibrating loops of energy, a billionth of a billionth the size of an atom. In this brilliantly articulated and refreshingly clear book, Greene relates the scientific story and the human struggle behind twentieth-century physics' search for a theory of everything. Through the masterful use of metaphor and analogy, The Elegant Universe makes some of the most sophisticated concepts ever contemplated viscerally accessible and thoroughly entertaining, bringing us closer than ever to understanding how the universe works.
格林为弦论大家,该书也很清晰的描述了弦论领域的各种概念,尤其是在别的书里没看到的关于对偶原理的清晰表述(当然,更可能是我孤陋寡闻)。但是,这个气氛过于乐观了,如果结合李.斯莫林的《物理学的困惑》一起看的话,我想效果会更好。毕竟斯莫林既搞过弦论,也搞过圈量子力...
評分建议看之前可以先看看纪录片《优雅的宇宙(The Elegant Universe)》大致了解一下超弦理论。看得还算用心,但还是时常被一些名词弄得头昏脑胀。以及一些说到多维空间和模型的问题,还是要花点心思的。十维空间加上一维时间的模型,听起来真是让人又欣喜又头痛。 但作者已经尽...
評分《环球科学》4月刊讯,100年前《科学美国人》上刊登的一篇有关宇宙历史和大尺度结构(large-scale structure)的文章,几乎完全错了。 1908年,科学家们相信,我们身处的这个星系就是整个宇宙。他们认为宇宙就是被无尽的虚空包围着的一群孤独的恒星,因此宇宙又被称为“宇宙...
評分原书大致内容:当旋转圆盘上的人测圆周长度时,它的尺子发生了洛仑兹收缩,测的周长会比静止时大,这样周长/直径>圆周率,这样的说明是因为空间扭曲了。具体参考原本: 但如果说它测的那段圆周距离也发生洛仑兹收缩呢,测得周长也应该不变。作者后面也有解释,相对圆盘外静止...
評分弦论是为了解释物质的本质而提出的概念和数学模型。质子和中子的质量似乎就是两个数值而已,但是在弦论的解释下,他们却和整数建立了完美的联系。弦论在数学上的美感是让我深深感到震撼的。我相信,一个成功的终极理论模型,必然是具有形式主义的美感,简洁而深刻。此书较深入...
Nothing can offer the sense of wonder as Physics does
评分Nothing can offer the sense of wonder as Physics does
评分Nothing can offer the sense of wonder as Physics does
评分Nothing can offer the sense of wonder as Physics does
评分Nothing can offer the sense of wonder as Physics does
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