Grand Unified Theory
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Principle of the Fermionic Projector
by Felix Finster  Book News Annotation Finster has been working for a decade and a half--just part-time--on an idea for formulating physics in a unified way based on Dirac's original concept of a sea of interacting particles, and has finally developed the necessary mathematical tools to...
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The End of Physics
by David Lindley Publisher Comments For more than a century physicists have hoped that they were closing in on the Holy Grail of modern science: a unified theory that would make sense of the entire physical world, from the subnuclear realm of quarks and gluons to the very moment of...
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Supersymmetry for Mathematicians an Intr
by V S Varadarajan Book News Annotation Varadarajan (University of California-Los Angeles) presents foundations of supersymmetry, beginning with a brief introduction to the physical foundations of the theory, especially the classification of relativistic particles and their wave equations...
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String Theory and M-Theory: A Modern Introduction
by Katrin Becker Synopsis String theory is one of the most exciting and challenging areas of modern theoretical physics. This book guides the reader from the basics of string theory to recent developments. It covers many topics including world-sheet supersymmetry, space-time...
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Gauge Field Theories: An Introduction with Applications
by Mike Guidry Synopsis This book acquaints readers with the main concepts and literature of elementary particle physics and quantum field theory. Divided into three parts, it opens with an introduction to the general principles of relativistic quantum field theory, followed by...
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String Theory in a Nutshell
by Elias Kiritsis Publisher Comments This book is the essential new introduction to modern string theory, by one of the world's authorities on the subject. Concise, clearly presented, and up-to-date, String Theory in a Nutshell brings together the best understood and most important aspects...
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A First Course in String Theory
by Barton Zwiebach Publisher Comments Accessible introduction to string theory for advanced undergraduate and graduate students....
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Strings Conformal Fields & M Theory 2ND Edition
by Michio Kaku Publisher Comments String theory continues to progress at an astonishing rate, and this book brings the reader up to date with the latest developments and the most active areas of research in the field. Building on the foundations laid in his Introduction to Superstrings...
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A Unified Grand Tour of Theoretical Physics
by Ian D Lawrie Book News Annotation The author has a professional interest in phase transitions and their role in theory concerning the earliest phases of the universe. Which inspires an interest also in gauge theories and in general relativity. Of this rich and intricate material he...
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Not Even Wrong: The Failure of String Theory and the Search for Unity in Physical Law
by Peter Woit Publisher Comments When does physics depart the realm of testable hypothesis and come to resemble theology? Peter Woit argues that string theory isn’t just going in the wrong direction, it’s not even science. Not Even Wrong shows that what many physicists call...
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Gauge Theory and Variational Principles
by David Bleecker Publisher Comments A detailed and self-contained mathematical account of gauge theory, this text is geared toward beginning graduate students and advanced undergraduates. Starting with an examination of principal fiber bundles and connections, the text explores curvature...
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Weak Scale Supersymmetry: From Superfields to Scattering Events
by Howard Baer Synopsis Supersymmetry predicts superpartner matter states for each particle in the Standard Model. This text develops the concepts of supersymmetry and incorporates them into a framework for describing unified theories of elementary particles. It leads you from...
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Five-Dimensional Physics: Classical and Quantum Consequences of Kaluza-Klein Cosmology
by Paul S. Wesson Synopsis Extra dimensions ? beyond space and time ? are the best methods for unifying gravity with particle physics. The basic extension is to five dimensions (5D), as in the induced-matter and membrane theory. This descriptive text gives an up-to-date account of...
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50 Years of Yang-Mills Theory
by Gerardust Hooft Synopsis On the 50th anniversary of Yang-Mills theory, this invaluable volume looks back at the developments and achievements in elementary particle physics that ensued from that beautiful idea. During the last five decades, Yang-Mills theory, which is undeniably...
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Finite Temperature Field Theory 2ND Edition
by Joseph Kapusta Publisher Comments Finite-Temperature Field Theory develops the basic formalism and theoretical techniques for studying relativistic quantum field theory at high temperature and density....
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Superstring Theory Volume 1
by M B Green Publisher Comments This two-volume book attempts to meet the need for a systematic exposition of superstring theory and its applications accessible to as wide an audience as possible....
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Quantum Field Theory: A Modern Introduction
by Michio Kaku Publisher Comments The rise of quantum electrodynamics (QED) made possible a number of excellent textbooks on quantum field theory in the 1960s. However, the rise of quantum chromodynamics (QCD) and the Standard Model has made it urgent to have a fully modern textbook for...
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Asymptotic Realms of Physics: Essays in Honor of Francis E. Low
by Alan H. Guth Publisher Comments The first few months of the universe, the MIT bag model, and grand unified theories are among the chief concerns of these essays and articles honoring MIT theoretical physicist Francis Low. The book opens with a cluster of dedicatory pieces by Murray...
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Unifying Scientific Theories: Physical Concepts and Mathematical Structures
by Margaret Morrison Publisher Comments This book is about the methods used for unifying different scientific theories under one all-embracing theory....
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The Weak Interaction in Nuclear, Particle, and Astrophysics
by K Grotz Synopsis The Weak Interaction in Nuclear, Particle and Astrophysics presents concepts of the weak interaction and its integration into modern gauge theories of particle physics, such as grand unification and supersymmetry. The book explores the close connections...
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