The shape of inner space : string theory and the geometry of the universe's hidden dimensions / Shing-tung Yau and Steve Nadis ; illustrations by Xianfeng (David) Gu and Xiaotian (Tim) Yin.

The shape of inner space : string theory and the geometry of the universe's hidden dimensions /

String theory says we live in a ten-dimensional universe, but that only four are accessible to our everyday senses. According to theorists, the missing six are curled up in bizarre structures known as Calabi-Yau manifolds. Here, Shing-Tung Yau, the man who mathematically proved that these manifolds...

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Main Author: Yau, Shing-Tung, 1949-
Other Authors: Nadis, Steven J.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Basic Books, ©2010.
Subjects:
Hyperspace.
String models.
Fourth dimension.
Electronic books.
dissertations.
Academic theses.
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