Dimensions
162 x 236 x 46mm
In 'Warped Passages' one of today's most exciting new science writers gives us an incredible glimpse into our future.
Today physicists understand far more about the world than they did even a few years ago -and yet they are more uncertain now about the true nature of the universe than ever before. Have we reached a point of scientific discovery so advanced that the laws of physics as we know them are simply not enough? Will we all soon have to accept explanations that previously remained in the realm of science fiction?
Lisa Randall is herself making these extraordinary breakthroughs, pushing back the boundaries of science in her research to show how extra dimensions might explain the world. In this brilliantly readable and accessible account she describes the kind of speculation that is needed even to imagine these hidden dimensions. She allows us to understand the problems that they explain, how they might be tested, and the questions that are still left wide open. It is exhilarating reading.
