I have currently been comparing the two books by Brian Greene-The Elegant Universe and the Fabric of the cosmos. And honestly they are about the same although I very much prefer the Elegant Universe due to its Awesome Cover. But other than that it covers almost the same thing mostly about physics. My favorite theory that he talks about in the book is probably the String Theory. I can't really explain string theory in my own words because its very hard and ifi explain it you will get confused so i got the definition from Wikipedia. is a developing theory in particle physics which attempts to reconcile quantum mechanics and general relativity. String theory posits that the electrons and quarks within an atom are not 0-dimensional objects, but rather 1-dimensional oscillating lines, possessing only the dimension of length, but not height or width. The theory posits that these strings can vibrate, thus giving the observed particles their flavor, charge, mass and spin.
Quote- " String Theory has the potential to show that all the wonderous happening in the universe-from the frantic dance of a subatomic quarks to the stately waltz of orbiting binary stars, from the primordial fireball of the big bang to the majestic swirl of the heavenly galaxies-are reflections of oone grand physical principle one master equation.
This quote is great because it means that the String Theoyry has the possibility of explaining the wonders of the world and everything that has happened.
Friday, May 21, 2010
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