From the Book - Second edition
pt. 1. Edge of knowledge --
ch. 1. Tied up with string --
pt. 2. Dilemma of space, time, and the quanta --
ch. 2. Space, time, and the eye of the beholder --
ch. 3. Of warps and ripples --
ch. 4. Microscopic weirdness --
ch. 5. Need for a new theory : general relativity vs. quantum mechanics --
pt. 3. Cosmic symphony --
ch. 6. Nothing but music : the essentials of superstring theory --
ch. 7. "Super" in superstrings --
ch. 8. More dimensions than meet the eye --
ch. 9. Smoking gun : experimental signatures --
pt. 4. String theory and the fabric of spacetime --
ch. 10. Quantum geometry --
ch. 11. Tearing the fabric of space --
ch. 12. Beyond strings : in search of m-theory --
ch. 13. Black holes : a string/m-theory perspective --
ch. 14. Reflections on cosmology --
pt. 5. Unification in the twenty-first century --
Edge of knowledge: Tied up with string
Dilemma of space, time, and the quanta: Space, time, and the eye of the beholder
Need for a new theory : general relativity vs. quantum mechanics
Cosmic symphony: Nothing but music : the essentials of superstring theory
More dimensions than meet the eye
Smoking gun : experimental signatures
String theory and the fabric of spacetime: Quantum geometry
Tearing the fabric of space
Beyond strings : in search of M-theory
Black holes : a string/M-theory perspective
Unification in the twenty-first century: Prospects.
pt. 1. Edge of knowledge --
ch. 1. Tied up with string --
pt. 2. Dilemma of space, time, and the quanta --
ch. 2. Space, time, and the eye of the beholder --
ch. 3. Of warps and ripples --
ch. 4. Microscopic weirdness --
ch. 5. Need for a new theory: general relativity vs. quantum mechanics --
pt. 3. Cosmic symphony --
ch. 6. Nothing but music: the essentials of superstring theory --
ch. 7. "Super" in superstrings --
ch. 8. More dimensions than meet the eye --
ch. 9. Smoking gun: experimental signatures --
pt. 4. String theory and the fabric of spacetime --
ch. 10. Quantum geometry --
ch. 11. Tearing the fabric of space --
ch. 12. Beyond strings: in search of m-theory --
ch. 13. Black holes: a string/m-theory perspective --
ch. 14. Reflections on cosmology --
pt. 5. Unification in the twenty-first century --