The World in Eleven Dimensions : Supergravity, supermembranes and M-theory

A unified theory embracing all physical phenomena is a major goal of theoretical physics. In the early 1980s, many physicists looked to eleven-dimensional supergravity in the hope that it might provide that elusive superunified theory. In 1984 supergravity was knocked off its pedestal by ten-dimensi...

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Main Author: Duff, M.J (auth)
Format: eBook
Published: Taylor & Francis 1999
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