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    • Publisher:
      Cambridge University Press
      Publication date:
      05 May 2012
      12 April 2012
      ISBN:
      9780511977725
      9780521197908
      DOI:
      https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511977725
      Dimensions:
      (247 x 174 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      1.25kg, 664 Pages
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      • Subjects:
      Physics and Astronomy, Theoretical Physics and Mathematical Physics, History, Philosophy and Foundations of Physics
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    String theory is currently the best candidate for a unified theory of all forces and all forms of matter in nature. As such, it has become a focal point for physical and philosophical discussions. This unique book explores the history of the theory's early stages of development, as told by its main protagonists. The book journeys from the first version of the theory (the so-called dual resonance model) in the late sixties, as an attempt to describe the physics of strong interactions outside the framework of quantum field theory, to its reinterpretation around the mid-seventies as a quantum theory of gravity unified with the other forces, and its successive developments up to the superstring revolution in 1984. Providing important background information to current debates on the theory, this book is essential reading for students and researchers in physics, as well as historians and philosophers of science.

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    "These writings capture the excitement of the field and the rigor of the physical and mathematical constructs needed to capture a portion of the universe... this book remains uniquely valuable to students preparing to study string theory and those who study the history and philosophy of science. Highly recommended."
    J.R. Burciaga, Choice Magazine

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