Hyperspace: A Scientific Odyssey through Parallel Universes, Time Warps, and the Tenth Dimension

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Michio Kaku (City College of the City University of New York)

Hyperspace

A Scientific Odyssey through Parallel Universes, Time Warps, and the Tenth Dimension

Michio Kaku (City College of the City University of New York)

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Oxford University Press
20 April 2016

Mathematics & Sciences; Mathematics; Popular science; Physics

Series: Oxford Landmark Science

Already thoroughly familiar to the seasoned science fiction fan, hyperspace is that realm which enables a spaceship captain to take his ship on a physics-defying shortcut (or "wormhole") to the outer shores of the Galaxy in less time than it takes a 747 to fly from New York to Tokyo. But might such notions be more than science fiction?

Some physicists suggest a 10-dimensional hyperspace may actually exist, albeit at a scale almost too small to comprehend, smaller even than a quark; and that in spite of its tiny size, it may be the basis on which all the forces of nature will be united. Michio Kaku's classic book describes the development of ideas about multidimensional space. In recent years, some theoretical physicists -the author among them - have argued that the Universe exists not merely in the four spacetime dimensions (3 of space + one of time) with which Einstein made us familiar, but rather as a ten-dimensional hyperspace. Once the domain of the science fiction writer or the occultist, hyperspace may, according to superstring theorists, be the way to unify the fundamental forces of nature - Einstein's unfulfilled dream of a theory of everything.

Michio Kaku takes the reader on a ride through hyperspace to the edge of physics. On the way he gives crystal clear explanations of such formidable mathematical concepts as non-Euclidean geometry, Kaluza-Klein Theory, and Supergravity, the everyday tools of the string theorist. Utilizing fascinating and often hilarious anecdotes from history, art, and science fiction, Kaku shows us that writers and artists - in addition to scientists - have been fascinated by multidimensional space for over a century. Finally, Kaku proposes that the ability to master hyperspace may be our only salvation from destruction at the end of spacetime.

Oxford Landmark Science books are 'must-read' classics of modern science writing which have crystallized big ideas, and shaped the way we think.

By: Michio Kaku (City College of the City University of New York)
Imprint: Oxford University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 194mm, Width: 138mm, Spine: 22mm
Weight: 282g
ISBN: 9780198785033
ISBN 10: 0198785038
Series: Oxford Landmark Science
Publication Date: 20 April 2016
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

PrefacePart I: Entering the Fifth Dimension 1: Worlds beyond space and time 2: Mathematicians and mystics 3: The man who saw the fourth dimension 4: The secret of light: vibrations in the fifth dimensionPart II: Unification in ten dimension 5: Quantum heresy 6: Einstein's revenge 7: Superstrings 8: Signals from the tenth dimension 9: Before creationPart III: Wormholes: Gateways to another universe? 10: Black holes and parallel universes 11: To build a time machine 12: Colliding universesPart IV: Masters of hyperspace 13: Beyond the future 14: The Fate of the universe 15: Conclusion Notes References and Suggested Reading Index

Reviews for Hyperspace: A Scientific Odyssey through Parallel Universes, Time Warps, and the Tenth Dimension

Kaku has given us a far more than a thought-provoking, engaging read: it is a captivating tour of near-current thinking as to 'Theories of Everything' Jonathan Cowie, Concatenation