In this enlightening book, michio kaku reasseses einsteins work by centring on his three great theories. What are the odds there is life in outer space richard dawkins asks neil degrasse tyson duration. He is an internationally recognized authority in two areas. Discover book depositorys huge selection of michio kaku books online. Michio kaku quotes 28 science quotes dictionary of. When michio was growing up, he loved science fiction shows and books, filled with timetraveling heroes, parallel universes, and intergalactic space travel. Strings, conformal fields, and mtheory michio kaku springer. The other is to predict trends affecting business, commerce, and finance based on the latest research in science. But we can still learn much more about the theory as lay. 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. Building on the foundation of pdf qed, quantum field theory. Strings, conformal fields, and mtheory springerlink. String theory continues to progress at an astonishing rate, and this book brings the reader up to date with the latest developments and the most active areas of research in the field. He is the science correspondent for cbs this morning.
If mtheory is proven correct, we may perhaps finally find answer to the question, what happened before the big bang. Michio kaku is a theoretical physicist with a chair at the city university of new york and a respectable list of academic publications in his chosen field of string theory. Introduction to superstrings and mtheory by michio kaku. A scientific odyssey through parallel universes, time warps, on librarything librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers home groups talk zeitgeist. He is also a futurist and a popularizer of science as a bestselling author and in appearances on tv and radio. 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. 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 theory, the yangbaxter relation, quantum groups, and the insights into 11dimensional strings recently obtained from m theory. Popular physicist and science communicator brian greene has touted the theory. Discount prices on books by michio kaku, including titles like the future of humanity.
Part i, fields and renormalization, lays a solid foundation epub by presenting. Kaku is famous for his major field, theoretical physics. Kaku has written several books about physics and related topics, has made. A scientific exploration of the world of phasers, force fields, teleportation, and time travel, and more on. Physics of the future by michio kaku pdf book download. Description of the book introduction to superstrings. I work in something called string theory, thats what i do for a living. Perhaps the most deeply entrenched commonsense notion about our world is that it is 3dimensional. Kaku is the author of several textbooks on string theory and quantum field. Probably a purely bosonic string if kaku wrote it in the 1970s. Description of the book strings, conformal fields, and mtheory. Things that you can see and touch, objects that you can. The only difference is, i chose to read the book visions first.
Strings, conformal fields, and mtheory michio kaku bok. He is a professor of theoretical physics in the city college of new york and cuny graduate center. This is a book for the really serious student of string theory. Great ideas can be explained in the language of pictures. He has written many bestselling books on physics the latest two being hyperspace and visions. Michio kaku on the future of the mind david gregory, anchor. Strings, conformal fields, and m theory, michio kaku, jan 1, 2000, science, 531 pages. 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. Books by michio kaku author of physics of the impossible. Introduction to superstrings and mtheory edition 2 by. Strings, conformal fields, and mtheory edition 2 by michio.
Introduction to superstrings, 2012, 588 pages, michio kaku. 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. Michio kakus most popular book is physics of the impossible. Michio kaku is an american theoretical physicist, futurist, and popularizer of science science communicator. Interview with michio kaku, scientific american 23 nov 2003. Michio kaku is one of the leading pioneers in superstring theory and has been at the forefront of this revolution in modern physics. But the subsequent theories led to the big bang theory, and have changed irrevocably the way we. He has written several books about physics and related topics of science. Some episodes of scifi science, for instance, ponder alien invasion of the planet, or a new solar system. Strings, conformal fields, and m theory graduate texts in contemporary physics author. 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. In his previous book, physics of the future, kaku took readers on.
The book is really interesting and very easy to follow. He has also enjoyed an impressive career in the media, both at home in the us, where he appears on everything from pbs to larry king, and in the uk. Theoretical physicists are those scientists who work in that twilight zone cu. Strings, conformal fields, and mtheory graduate texts in. In his previous book, physics of the future, kaku took readers on a whirlwind tour of science fictions he believes are poised to become science realities.
Michio kaku is the cofounder of string field theory, and is one of the most widely recognized scientists in the world today. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading parallel worlds. 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. 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 hadronic physics. 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.
A scientific odyssey through parallel universes, time warps, on librarything librarything is a cataloging and social networking site. Renowned physicist michio kaku explores how mind reading, the routine use of force fields. Ive only read through the first chapter, but the book has me locked to it and is very interesting thus far. How science will revolutionize the 21st century 1997, michio kaku, acclaimed theoretical physicist and string field theory cofounder, discussed the status of science in. Today, teleportation and invisibility seem equally farfetched.
Michio kaku is the henry semat professor of theoretical physics at the city university of new york. Michio kaku is a professor of physics at the city university of new york, cofounder of string field theory, and the author of several widely acclaimed science books, including beyond einstein, the future of the mind, hyperspace, physics of the future, and physics of the impossible. American theoretical physicist who is a cofounder of string theory. 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. Michio kaku, cofounder, string field theory one hundred years ago, lasers, televisions, and computers seemed physically impossible. See all books authored by michio kaku, including hyperspace. Short description of book in physics of the future, michio kaku physics of the impossible gives us a stunning, provocative, and exhilarating vision of the coming century based on interviews with over three hundred of the worlds top scientists who are already inventing the future in their labs. Introduction to superstrings and mtheory graduate texts in.
Physics of the impossible by michio kaku new humanist. Michio kaku is one of the most widely recognized figures in science in the world today. Three roads to quantum gravity, new york, basic books. 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. 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. As well, michio kaku is known for being one of the cofounders of string field theory. The quadratic term would give the propagation of the free string, and once and. He is an esteemed theoretical physicist and one of the worlds leading authorities on string theory essentially an attempt to discover a theory of. Introduction to superstrings and mtheory michio kaku springer. Michio kaku books list of books by author michio kaku. Kaku skillfully guides us through the latest innovations in string theory and its latest iteration, mtheory, which posits that our universe may be just one in an endless multiverse, a singular bubble floating in a sea of infinite bubble universes. It goes into a lot of different subjects, all of them dealing with light, and. The first is einsteins unified field theory, which dr.
Strings, conformal fields, and mtheory edition 2 by. Michio kaku simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. 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. He has written 4 new york times best sellers, is the science. Renowned physicist michio kaku explores how mind reading, the routine use of force fields, and other feats that are currently science fiction may. Michio kaku has had a profound influence on modern physics.
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. The other way that string theory could be proven is mathematically, by showing that general relativity and quantum mechanics have a unique. String theory is the only game in town, he says, and you cant afford not to play it to the end. A scientific odyssey through parallel universes, time warps, and the tenth dimension, and physics of the impossible. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. This gives a hint as to why kaku chose to write a book about the mind right now.
Why string theory may be the key to uncovering a theory. Table of contents i conformal field theory and perturbation theory. 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. They appear to be the first to give an explicit secondquantization of the formalism. In any case, isnt there a parallel universe in which theres a michio kaku who reckons string. I am a theoretical physicist, bestselling author, renowned futurist, and popularizer of science. String theory continues to progress at an astonishing rate, and this book brings the reader up to date with the latest developments and the most active areas of. Both string and m theory predict that gravity can seep across parallel.
Introduction to superstrings and mtheory edition 2 by michio. Intended for graduate students with a year of quantum mechanics and familiarity with. Strings, conformal fields, and mtheory, michio kaku, jan 1, 2000, science, 531 pages. A journey through creation, higher dimensions, and the future of the cosmos. Kaku has written several books about physics and related topics, has made frequent appearances on radio, television, and. Kakus book, at 568 pages, is a comprehensive, selfcontained text on string theoryit contains useful summaries of mathematical topics such as index theory. String field theory is a very advanced and still ongoing physics theory that is trying to create a unified. Michio kakus future of the mind the new york times. 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.
He made a name for himself as cofounder of string field theory, which seeks to complete einsteins unfinished business by. Strings, conformal fields, and mtheory michio kaku. Introduction to superstrings and mtheory graduate texts. After a second person added kaku as the inventor of string field theory apparently he is listed as such in a popular science book, i did a little reference hunting and added his work with kikkawa to the lightcone string quantization section. The string theory is another topic that kaku studied. New chapters discuss such topics as seibergwitten theory, m theory and duality, and d. With hyperspace, he has produced a book for general readers which conveys the vitality of the field and the excitement as scientists. It goes without saying that length, width, and breadth suffice to describe all objects in our visible universe. Like all books of michio kaku, the book is written nicely and the topics included are indeed modern and up to date. A journey through creation, higher dimensions, and the future of the cosmos kindle edition by kaku, michio. A modern introduction presents a clear and comprehensive discussion of the gauge revolution and the theoretical and experimental evidence which makes the standard model the leading theory of subatomic phenomena.