《完全傻瓜指南之弦理论》(The Complete Idiot's Guide to String Theory)英文版[MP3]
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中文名:完全傻瓜指南之弦理论.
录音附PDF的目录:
Contents at a Glance
Part 1: String Theory in a Nutshell 1
1 What Is String Theory? -----------------------------------------------3
I break the laws of comedy by giving away my punch lines
about what string theory is; what the leading alternative
theory, known as loop gravity, is; and where they stand.
2 Why Should Anybody Care? -----------------------------------------13
Conceptual advances in physics have played a huge role in
shaping the modern world. A unified theory of physics, such
as string theory, may prove equally revolutionary.
Part 2: The Great Clash of Worldviews -----------------------------25
3 Einstein’s Theories ----------------------------------------------------27
What commuting by New Jersey Transit trains has to say
about the nature of space and time.
4 The Quantum Revolution ---------------------------------------------43
Quantum theory is no mere theory. It’s a whole way of
viewing the world that manages to be both compelling and
counterintuitive at the same time.
5 The Standard Model of Particles ------------------------------------59
From a few varieties of building blocks, our whole universe
emerges.
6 The World of the Small ------------------------------------------------71
No ordinary microscope can probe particles, let alone
whatever makes them up. You need to study matter under
ridiculously extreme conditions.
Part 3: The Need for Unity ----------------------------------------------85
7 Why Unify? -----------------------------------------------------------------87
Like the heroes of Greek mythology, quantum theory and
Einstein’s theories of relativity have their tragic flaws.
Fixing them may require merging them.
8 Black Holes -----------------------------------------------------------------99
That giant sucking sound you hear is quantum theory and
relativity being devoured by black holes. These cosmic sinkholes
are Exhibit A for why physicists are so keen on unification.
The Complete Idiot’s Guide viii to String Theory
9 The Big Bang ---------------------------------------------------------------111
Neither relativity nor quantum theory can explain the
origin of our universe on its own. So looking back in cosmic
history forces us to dig deeper into the workings of nature.
10 Time Machines -----------------------------------------------------------125
Einstein’s theories allow for time travel, so why aren’t we
overrun with tourists from the year 2500? Time travel
strikes most physicists as impossible, but it’ll take a unified
theory to know for sure.
Part 4: Gravity Meets the Quantum ------------------------------------135
11 The Paradox of the Graviton -----------------------------------------137
If gravity acts like other forces, particles called gravitons
should transmit it. But a first crack at describing gravitons
fails abjectly.
12 The Music of Strings ----------------------------------------------------147
In fits and starts, string theory has become the leading
effort to get relativity and quantum theory to dovetail
and gravitons to behave themselves.
13 Playing a Different Tune ----------------------------------------------159
String theory is hardly the only possible approach to taming
the graviton. Other contenders include loop quantum gravity,
buckyspace, causal sets, and fluids-and-solids analogies.
Part 5: The Big Ideas ------------------------------------------------------169
14 Extra Dimensions --------------------------------------------------------171
My apologies in advance: this chapter may blow your mind.
String theory says that space may have more than the three
dimensions we see.
15 Parallel Universes ----------------------------------------------------------187
Our universe may be just one among many in a vast multiverse.
This idea makes sense of many of the features of the
world that otherwise have no rhyme or reason.
16 The Root of the Tree -------------------------------------------------199
What would happen if we could zoom all the way in to the
tiniest distances of space? The very concept of space might
dissolve.
17 Symmetry -----------------------------------------------------------------211
What makes physicists think they’re measuring something
objective? One reason is that the laws of physics are symmetrical,
meaning that they correct for our biased points of view
and arbitrary conventions.
18 Emergence ---------------------------------------------------------------225
What the heck are space and time, anyway? Are they built
up of even deeper building blocks? String theory suggests
they are.
Part 6: What Has String Theory Done for You Lately? ------------237
19 Black Branes and Balls of String ------------------------------------239
What do string theory and loop gravity have to say about
the main thing that motivated them, black holes?
20 Before the Big Bang ---------------------------------------------------249
Both string theory and loop gravity suggest that the start of
the big bang was not the beginning of time but a transition
from a pre-existing universe.
21 Ten Ways to Test String Theory --------------------------------261
Ongoing and upcoming experiments might not be able to
prove or disprove string theory and other such theories but
will let physicists know whether they’re on the right track.
22 The String Wars ------------------------------------------------------277
Controversy has swirled around string theory ever since it
became a viable unified theory in the early 1980s. Everyone
needs to chill.
23 What Now? -------------------------------------------------------------287
All the candidate theories are still works in progress at best.
So what’s missing?
Appendixes
A Glossary --------------------------------------------------------------------297
B Selected Readings -------------------------------------------------------315
Index ---------------------------------------------------------------------------325
RAR中的MP3目录:
01 - Preface.mp3
02 - Foreward.mp3
03 - Introduction.mp3
04 - What Is String Theory.mp3
05 - Why Should Anybody Care.mp3
06 - Einstein's Theories.mp3
07 - The Quantum Revolution.mp3
08 - The Standard Model of Particles.mp3
09 - The World of the Small.mp3
10 - Why Unify.mp3
11 - Black Holes.mp3
12 - The Big Bang.mp3
13 - Time Machines.mp3
14 - The Paradox of the Graviton.mp3
15 - The Music of Strings.mp3
16 - Playing a Different Tune.mp3
17 - Extra Dimensions.mp3
18 - Parallel Universes.mp3
19 - The Root of the Tree.mp3
20 - Symmetry.mp3
21 - Emergence.mp3
22 - Black Branes and Balls of String.mp3
23 - Before the Big Bang.mp3
24 - Ten Ways to Test String Theory.mp3
25 - The String Wars.mp3
26 - What Now.mp3
英文简介:“Despite the crazy title, this is an excellent popular account of string theory. As the astronomer Martin Rees writes in the foreword, ‘For aliens, string theory may be a doddle. But for most of us humans, they are a Himalayan challenge.’ So, this book is to be welcomed, not only for explaining the physics in an easily assimilated way, but also for articulating why superstrings and the rest of fundamental physics matter at all. This is something that physicists themselves rarely do. Best of all, Musser, a staff editor and writer at Scientific American, tackles the controversial aspects of string theory, which have been the subject of much journalistic nonsense lately, and gets it all just about right.”
简介:现代物理学的重要课题就是融合广义相对论和量子场论,得到能够全面解析引力的量子引力理论,最终得到能够同时描述所有基本相互作用的大统一理论.弦理论可能就是这个大统一理论,弦理论的高级发展又称为超弦理论或者M理论.在这些理论中,基本粒子不复存在,物质的最基本基元是 弦 ,甚至是 膜 ,并加入了一种全新的对称性---超对称.详情请看本书,附带标准的英语朗读录音.
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中文名:完全傻瓜指南之弦理论.
录音附PDF的目录:
Contents at a Glance
Part 1: String Theory in a Nutshell 1
1 What Is String Theory? -----------------------------------------------3
I break the laws of comedy by giving away my punch lines
about what string theory is; what the leading alternative
theory, known as loop gravity, is; and where they stand.
2 Why Should Anybody Care? -----------------------------------------13
Conceptual advances in physics have played a huge role in
shaping the modern world. A unified theory of physics, such
as string theory, may prove equally revolutionary.
Part 2: The Great Clash of Worldviews -----------------------------25
3 Einstein’s Theories ----------------------------------------------------27
What commuting by New Jersey Transit trains has to say
about the nature of space and time.
4 The Quantum Revolution ---------------------------------------------43
Quantum theory is no mere theory. It’s a whole way of
viewing the world that manages to be both compelling and
counterintuitive at the same time.
5 The Standard Model of Particles ------------------------------------59
From a few varieties of building blocks, our whole universe
emerges.
6 The World of the Small ------------------------------------------------71
No ordinary microscope can probe particles, let alone
whatever makes them up. You need to study matter under
ridiculously extreme conditions.
Part 3: The Need for Unity ----------------------------------------------85
7 Why Unify? -----------------------------------------------------------------87
Like the heroes of Greek mythology, quantum theory and
Einstein’s theories of relativity have their tragic flaws.
Fixing them may require merging them.
8 Black Holes -----------------------------------------------------------------99
That giant sucking sound you hear is quantum theory and
relativity being devoured by black holes. These cosmic sinkholes
are Exhibit A for why physicists are so keen on unification.
The Complete Idiot’s Guide viii to String Theory
9 The Big Bang ---------------------------------------------------------------111
Neither relativity nor quantum theory can explain the
origin of our universe on its own. So looking back in cosmic
history forces us to dig deeper into the workings of nature.
10 Time Machines -----------------------------------------------------------125
Einstein’s theories allow for time travel, so why aren’t we
overrun with tourists from the year 2500? Time travel
strikes most physicists as impossible, but it’ll take a unified
theory to know for sure.
Part 4: Gravity Meets the Quantum ------------------------------------135
11 The Paradox of the Graviton -----------------------------------------137
If gravity acts like other forces, particles called gravitons
should transmit it. But a first crack at describing gravitons
fails abjectly.
12 The Music of Strings ----------------------------------------------------147
In fits and starts, string theory has become the leading
effort to get relativity and quantum theory to dovetail
and gravitons to behave themselves.
13 Playing a Different Tune ----------------------------------------------159
String theory is hardly the only possible approach to taming
the graviton. Other contenders include loop quantum gravity,
buckyspace, causal sets, and fluids-and-solids analogies.
Part 5: The Big Ideas ------------------------------------------------------169
14 Extra Dimensions --------------------------------------------------------171
My apologies in advance: this chapter may blow your mind.
String theory says that space may have more than the three
dimensions we see.
15 Parallel Universes ----------------------------------------------------------187
Our universe may be just one among many in a vast multiverse.
This idea makes sense of many of the features of the
world that otherwise have no rhyme or reason.
16 The Root of the Tree -------------------------------------------------199
What would happen if we could zoom all the way in to the
tiniest distances of space? The very concept of space might
dissolve.
17 Symmetry -----------------------------------------------------------------211
What makes physicists think they’re measuring something
objective? One reason is that the laws of physics are symmetrical,
meaning that they correct for our biased points of view
and arbitrary conventions.
18 Emergence ---------------------------------------------------------------225
What the heck are space and time, anyway? Are they built
up of even deeper building blocks? String theory suggests
they are.
Part 6: What Has String Theory Done for You Lately? ------------237
19 Black Branes and Balls of String ------------------------------------239
What do string theory and loop gravity have to say about
the main thing that motivated them, black holes?
20 Before the Big Bang ---------------------------------------------------249
Both string theory and loop gravity suggest that the start of
the big bang was not the beginning of time but a transition
from a pre-existing universe.
21 Ten Ways to Test String Theory --------------------------------261
Ongoing and upcoming experiments might not be able to
prove or disprove string theory and other such theories but
will let physicists know whether they’re on the right track.
22 The String Wars ------------------------------------------------------277
Controversy has swirled around string theory ever since it
became a viable unified theory in the early 1980s. Everyone
needs to chill.
23 What Now? -------------------------------------------------------------287
All the candidate theories are still works in progress at best.
So what’s missing?
Appendixes
A Glossary --------------------------------------------------------------------297
B Selected Readings -------------------------------------------------------315
Index ---------------------------------------------------------------------------325
RAR中的MP3目录:
01 - Preface.mp3
02 - Foreward.mp3
03 - Introduction.mp3
04 - What Is String Theory.mp3
05 - Why Should Anybody Care.mp3
06 - Einstein's Theories.mp3
07 - The Quantum Revolution.mp3
08 - The Standard Model of Particles.mp3
09 - The World of the Small.mp3
10 - Why Unify.mp3
11 - Black Holes.mp3
12 - The Big Bang.mp3
13 - Time Machines.mp3
14 - The Paradox of the Graviton.mp3
15 - The Music of Strings.mp3
16 - Playing a Different Tune.mp3
17 - Extra Dimensions.mp3
18 - Parallel Universes.mp3
19 - The Root of the Tree.mp3
20 - Symmetry.mp3
21 - Emergence.mp3
22 - Black Branes and Balls of String.mp3
23 - Before the Big Bang.mp3
24 - Ten Ways to Test String Theory.mp3
25 - The String Wars.mp3
26 - What Now.mp3
英文简介:“Despite the crazy title, this is an excellent popular account of string theory. As the astronomer Martin Rees writes in the foreword, ‘For aliens, string theory may be a doddle. But for most of us humans, they are a Himalayan challenge.’ So, this book is to be welcomed, not only for explaining the physics in an easily assimilated way, but also for articulating why superstrings and the rest of fundamental physics matter at all. This is something that physicists themselves rarely do. Best of all, Musser, a staff editor and writer at Scientific American, tackles the controversial aspects of string theory, which have been the subject of much journalistic nonsense lately, and gets it all just about right.”
简介:现代物理学的重要课题就是融合广义相对论和量子场论,得到能够全面解析引力的量子引力理论,最终得到能够同时描述所有基本相互作用的大统一理论.弦理论可能就是这个大统一理论,弦理论的高级发展又称为超弦理论或者M理论.在这些理论中,基本粒子不复存在,物质的最基本基元是 弦 ,甚至是 膜 ,并加入了一种全新的对称性---超对称.详情请看本书,附带标准的英语朗读录音.
PDF来自七彩英语网http://www.qcenglish.com/
录音整理自国外网站.
不定时通宵供源,本人使用校园网,小水管流量小,请耐心等待,下载完后请供源一周分流共享,谢谢合作.
ESET Smart Security 4.2.64.12 查毒通过 病毒库5484(20100927)