Warped Passages

Unraveling the Mysteries of the Universe's Hidden Dimensions

Lisa Randall

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Harper Perennial
30 September 2006

Mathematics & Sciences; Cosmology & the universe; Physics

A New York Times Notable Book

""An engaging and remarkably clear account of how the existence of dimension beyond the familiar three (or four if you include time) may resolve a host of comic quandaries.--New York Times Book Review

The universe has many secrets. It may hide additional dimensions of space other than the familier three we recognize. There might even be another universe adjacent to ours, invisible and unattainable . . . for now.

In this brilliantly readable and accessible account, leading theoretical physicist Lisa Randall takes us into the incredible world of warped, hidden dimensions that underpin the universe we live in, describing how we might prove their existence, while examining the questions that they still leave unanswered. Warped Passages provides an exhilarating overview that tracks the arc of discovery from early 20th-century physics to the razor's edge of today's particle physics and string theory, unweaving the current debates about relativity, quantum mechanics, and gravity. Randall demystifies the science and beguilingly unravels the mysteries of the myriad worlds that may exist just beyond the one we are only now beginning to know.

By: Lisa Randall
Imprint: Harper Perennial
Country of Publication: Australia
Dimensions: Height: 203mm, Width: 135mm, Spine: 33mm
Weight: 386g
ISBN: 9780060531096
ISBN 10: 0060531096
Pages: 512
Publication Date: 30 September 2006
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Reviews for Warped Passages: Unraveling the Mysteries of the Universe's Hidden Dimensions

A great read. . . . I highly recommend it. --Ira Flatow, host of National Public Radio's Science Friday Lisa Randall, a leading theorist, has made major contributions to both particle physics and cosmology. --Brian Greene, bestselling author of The Elegant Universe and The Fabrics of the Cosmos Randall is one of the most influencial and exciting young theoretical Physicists working in elementary particle physics and cosmology today. --Lee Smolin, author of Three Roads to Quantum Gravity