Gravity, strings and particles a journey into the unknown /

New fundamental forces of Nature? New forms of "dark'' energy? Signals from epochs preceding the Big Bang? Is our space-time unique? Only a joint study of the three topics examined in this book gravity, strings and particles may provide answers to these questions. Such a study may als...

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Main Author: Gasperini, Maurizio,
Other Authors: SpringerLink (Online Service)
Format: eBook
Language: English
Published: Cham : Springer, [2014]
Physical Description: 1 online resource (220 pages) : illustrations.
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Table of Contents:
  • From the Contents: Prologue: inside the energy walls of our \cradle"
  • Gravity at small distances
  • Gravity at large distances
  • Space, time and space-time
  • Strings and fundamental interactions
  • The past of our Universe.