Hiding in the Mirror
| Softcover edition | |
| Author | Lawrence M. Krauss |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Subject | Extra dimensions |
| Genre | Non-fiction |
| Published | October 20, 2005 |
| Publisher | Viking Press |
| Publicationplace | United States |
| Mediatype | Print, e-book |
| Pages | 276 pp. |
| ISBN | 0670033952 |
| OCLC | 62128070 |
| DeweyDecimal | 530.11 |
| LCClass | QC173.59.S65 |
| Precededby | Atom |
| Followedby | Quantum Man |
Hiding in the Mirror is a popular science book by the theoretical physicist Lawrence M. Krauss. The text was initially published on October 20, 2005 by Viking Press. This is his seventh non-fiction book.
Synopsis
[edit ]The work draws on the works of scientists, mathematicians, artists, and writers to consider the cultural and scientific aspects of extra dimensions.[1] The book explores popular theories about such topics as black holes, life in other dimensions, and string theory.
Review
[edit ]A reviewer of Publishers Weekly mentioned "Physicist Krauss offers an erudite and well-crafted overview of the role multiple dimensions have played in the history of physics. This isn't an easy book, even with a writer as talented as Krauss (whom some will recognize as the author of The Physics of Star Trek and Beyond Star Trek ) serving as one's Virgil. Long on science and short on its connections with culture, the book is essentially an introduction to the physics and mathematics of extra dimensions with a few more or less disconnected chapters that touch on how these ideas show up in art and popular culture; there's more on brane-world and the ekpyrotic universe than on Plato's cave, whose inhabitants could not perceive reality in all its dimensions, or Buckaroo Banzai."[2]
See also
[edit ]Similar books
[edit ]- Flatland , a book by Edwin A. Abbott about two- and three-dimensional spaces, to understand the concept of four dimensions
- Sphereland , an unofficial sequel to Flatland
- The Fourth Dimension by Rudy Rucker
- Warped Passages , a book by Lisa Randall
References
[edit ]- ↑ Andrew Zimmerman Jones. "Hiding in the Mirror by Lawrence Krauss". About.com. Archived from the original on 18 June 2015. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
- ↑ "Hiding in the Mirror: The Mysterious Allure of Extra Dimensions, from Plato to String Theory and Beyond -- Lawrence Krauss, Author". publishersweekly.com . Retrieved 2015年07月06日.
Further reading
[edit ]- Weinberg, Steven (3 April 2015). "Steven Weinberg: the 13 best science books for the general reader". The Guardian. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
- Atiyah, Michael (22 December 2005). "Pulling the strings". Nature. 438 (7071): 1081–1082. Bibcode:2005Natur.438.1081A. doi:10.1038/4381081a .
- Boutin, Paul (23 November 2005). "Theory of Anything?". Slate. Retrieved 29 June 2015.