Why string theory may be the key to uncovering a theory. Michio kaku books list of books by author michio kaku. Jul 21, 2014 michio kaku has an extraordinary mind. Your allaccess pass to an extra meet the press conversation. This is a book for the really serious student of string theory. String theory is the only game in town, he says, and you cant afford not to play it to the end. Feb 21, 2005 string theory is the only game in town, he says, and you cant afford not to play it to the end. He is the science correspondent for cbs this morning. Kakus book, at 568 pages, is a comprehensive, selfcontained text on string theoryit contains useful summaries of mathematical topics such as index theory, cohomology, and kahler manifolds.
Viewed in this way, many of the rather arbitrary and seemingly contrived conventions of quantum field theory are seen as a consequence of group theory. Kaku is most widely known as a popularizer of science and physics outreach specialist. Popular physicist and science communicator brian greene has touted the theory. I can tell you about the future of your mind, ama im a henry semat professor of theoretical physics at the cuny graduate center, a leader in the field of theoretical physics, and cofounder of string field theory. He is a professor of theoretical physics in the city college of new york and cuny graduate center. This is accomplished at the level of perturbation theory by finding a collection of vertices for joining and splitting strings, as well as string propagators, that give a feynman diagramlike expansion for string scattering amplitudes. Michio kaku, guest editor, is a professor of physics at the city university of new york, cofounder of the field of string theory, and a bestselling author. Feb 10, 20 a scientific exploration into the world of phasers, force field, physics, physics of the impossible michio kaku, star trek, teleportation, theoretical physics, time travel, high definition ebooks are the highest quality science ebooks available for free download in digital format. Introduction to superstrings and mtheory by michio kaku. Michio kaku has had a profound influence on modern physics. Some episodes of scifi science, for instance, ponder alien invasion of the planet, or a new solar system. Books by michio kaku author of physics of the impossible.
Kaku is the author of several doctoral textbooks on string theory and quantum field theory and has published 170 articles in journals covering topics such as superstring theory, supergravity, supersymmetry, and. Description of the book introduction to superstrings. This comprehensive tutorial introduces the development of, and current trends in, superstring theory, a significant and still controversial attempt to unify general relativity and quantum field theory. Introduction to superstrings and m theory graduate texts in contemporary physics by michio kaku 19990730 michio kaku on. I want to conclude by recommending michio kakus popular physics books. This book is written with the intent of getting readers started in string theory. Kaku is the author of several textbooks on string theory and quantum field theory. Keiji kikkawa of osaka university coauthored the first papers describing string theory in a field form. Discount prices on books by michio kaku, including titles like the future of humanity. This week on press pass, were taking a deep dive into the human brain with a theoretical physicist renowned for pushing the boundaries of science, dr. I would like to thank those individuals who have worked tirelessly to make this book a success. Michio kaku is the henry semat professor of theoretical physics at the city university of new york.
He has written many bestselling books on physics the latest two being hyperspace and visions. How science will change daily life, is a 2011 ny times bestseller and presents revolutionary. Michio kaku simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. A few years ago, string theory seemed the prime candidate for the longsought theory of everything, the holy grail of physics that will reveal, writes jim holt in the new yorker, how the universe began and how it will end in a few elegant equations, perhaps concise enough to be emblazoned on a tshirt. In any case, isnt there a parallel universe in which theres a michio kaku who reckons string. Introduction to superstrings and mtheory michio kaku. This equation is for string field theorya theory that might unite the theory of relativity with quantum theory, into a unified theory called the theory of everything. String theory continues to progress at an astonishing rate, and this book brings the reader up to date with the latest. A scientific odyssey through parallel universes, time warps, and the tenth dimension, and physics of the impossible. Strings, conformal fields, and mtheory springerlink. First, i would like to thank my editors, roger scholl, who guided so many of my previous books and came up. Introduction to superstrings and mtheory springerlink. Description of the book strings, conformal fields, and mtheory.
He made a name for himself as cofounder of string field theory, which seeks to complete einsteins unfinished business by unifying all the fundamental. The other is to predict trends affecting business, commerce, and finance based on the latest research in science. Renowned physicist michio kaku explores how mind reading, the routine use of force fields. It contains his own adventures with supergravity, string theory, and string field theory, with simple explanations of what goes on in them. Michio kaku is one of the leading pioneers in superstring theory and has been at the forefront of this revolution in modern physics. Theoretical physicist michio kaku explains the basics of string theory the video cannot be shown at the moment. Also, he has had more than 70 articles published in physics journals, covering topics such as superstring theory, supergravity, supersymmetry, and hadronic physics. He is an esteemed theoretical physicist and one of the worlds leading authorities on string theory essentially an attempt to discover a theory of. Building on the foundations laid in his introduction to superstrings and m theory, professor kaku discusses such. Introduction to superstrings and mtheory graduate texts in. I work in something called string theory, thats what i do for a living. String field theory sft is a formalism in string theory in which the dynamics of relativistic strings is reformulated in the language of quantum field theory. Physics of the impossible by michio kaku talk on string theory einstein once said, if a theory cannot be explained to a child, then the theory is probably worthless, michio says. Michio kaku is a theoretical physist at city university of new york,he is an imaginative person, his books even after being about complex sciences are very easy to understand, they are written in a layman sort of language maybe coz he is japane.
May 18, 2004 it contains his own adventures with supergravity, string theory, and string field theory, with simple explanations of what goes on in them. Michio kaku is one of the most widely recognized figures in science in the world today. Theoretical physicist michio kaku explains the basics of string theory in this clip from his floating university lecture. Strings, conformal fields, and m theory, michio kaku, jan 1, 2000, science, 531 pages. Michio kaku, cofounder, string field theory one hundred years ago, lasers, televisions, and computers seemed physically impossible.
Introduction to superstrings and mtheory graduate texts. Called by some, the theory of everything, superstrings may solve a problem that has eluded physicists for the past 50 years, the final unification of the two great theories of the twentieth century, general relativity and quantum field theory. Introduction to superstrings and mtheory graduate texts in contemporary physics by michio kaku 19990730 michio kaku on. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read strings, conformal fields, and topology. Michio kaku on the future of the mind david gregory, anchor. Strings, conformal fields, and mtheory, michio kaku, jan 1, 2000, science, 531 pages. He has written several books about physics and related topics of science. Kaku has written several books about physics and related topics, has made frequent appearances on radio, television, and. String field theory is a very advanced and still ongoing physics theory that is trying to create a unified. He is an internationally recognized authority in two areas. Theoretical physicists are those scientists who work in that twilight zone cu. It is simpler to understand than greenes elegant universe, and might be a good preparation for reading that book, which goes into some detail about string theory. Michio kaku is an american theoretical physicist at the city college of new york, bestselling author, a futurist, and a communicator and popularizer of science.
Great ideas can be explained in the language of pictures. For all of kakus references to einstein and the equations of string theory, however, he doesnt quite explain to us what those equations are or how and why physicists arrived at them, perhaps because theyre written in a mathematical language that might as well come from an alien dimension as far as nonspecialists are concerned. See all books authored by michio kaku, including hyperspace. Today, teleportation and invisibility seem equally farfetched. A scientific exploration of the world of phasers, force fields, teleportation, and time travel, and more on. He made a name for himself as cofounder of string field theory, which seeks to complete einsteins unfinished business by. With hyperspace, he has produced a book for general readers which conveys the vitality of the field and the excitement as scientists. As cofounder of string field theory, i try to carry on einsteins quest to unite the four fundamental forces of nature into a single grand unified theory of everything. Building on the foundations laid in his introduction to superstrings and m theory, professor kaku discusses such topics as the classification of conformal string theories, knot. Strings, conformal fields, and mtheory graduate texts in. In addition to his work on string field theory, he also authored some of the first papers on multiloop amplitudes in string theory.
A modern introduction by katrin becker, melanie becker and john schwarz cup, 2006 this is a book that is intended to be a comprehensive introduction to the subject of string theory in a modern fashion, with rather rapid discussions. Apr 11, 2009 discover book depositorys huge selection of michio kaku books online. Im the cofounder of string field theory, one of the main branches of. I found the book so inspiration and a joyful read that i tried to summarise the contents especially of a few. The rise of quantum electrodynamics qed made possible a number of excellent textbooks on quantum field theory in the 1960s. Kaku holds out hope for salvation through string theory and advanced technology which may someday enable intelligent life to avoid this fate by escaping to another universe. The string theory is another topic that kaku studied. As well, michio kaku is known for being one of the cofounders of string field theory. Kaku is famous for his major field, theoretical physics.
I would also like to thank stuart krichevsky, my agent for so many years, who has always encouraged me to take on newer and more exciting challenges. Kaku is well placed to try to imagine what developments might possibly occur in the fields of science and technology over the coming years, centuries, millennia and aeons. String theory continues to progress at an astonishing rate, and this book. String theory is unique at this time because, as kaku pointed out, it is the only game in town that truly has the potential to be a theory of everything. Like all books of michio kaku, the book is written nicely and the topics included are indeed modern and up to date. String theory continues to progress at an astonishing rate, and this book brings. Discover book depositorys huge selection of michio kaku books online. The first is einsteins unified field theory, which dr. Strings, conformal fields, and mtheory michio kaku springer. Group theory, especially in part iii, plays an essential role in understanding unification. The scientific worldview of michio kakua prominent theoretical physicist and popularizer of. Building on the foundations laid in his introduction to superstrings and m theory, professor kaku discusses such topics as the classification of conformal string theories, knot theory, the yangbaxter relation, quantum groups, and the insights into 11dimensional strings recently obtained from mtheory. Introduction to superstrings, 2012, 588 pages, michio kaku.
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