Hyperspace : (Record no. 13728)

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020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 9780198785033
040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE
Transcribing agency Yeshi
082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER
Classification number 530.142 KAK
100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Kaku, Michio.
245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT
Title Hyperspace :
Remainder of title a scientific odyssey through parallel universes, time warps, and the tenth dimension /
Statement of responsibility, etc Michio Kaku.
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT)
Place of publication, distribution, etc Oxford :
Name of publisher, distributor, etc Oxford University Press,
Date of publication, distribution, etc 2016.
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent xvi, 359 p. :
Other physical details ill. ;
Dimensions 20 cm.
504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE
Bibliography, etc Includes index.
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc 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
650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Hyperspace
General subdivision Popular works.
650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Space and time
General subdivision Popular works.
650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Kaluza-Klein theories
General subdivision Popular works.
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Source of classification or shelving scheme Dewey Decimal Classification
Koha item type Non-Fiction
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    Dewey Decimal Classification     Paro College Library Paro College Library 09/11/2020 Junction Bookstore 500.00   530.142 KAK E17711 09/11/2020 E17711 550.00 09/11/2020 Non-Fiction    
    Dewey Decimal Classification     Paro College Library Paro College Library 09/11/2020 Junction Bookstore 500.00 1 530.142 KAK E17710 10/09/2025 E17710 550.00 09/11/2020 Non-Fiction 24/09/2025 10/09/2025
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