Joseph Polchinski, Ahmed Almheiri

Memories of a Theoretical Physicist

A Journey across the Landscape of Strings, Black Holes, and the Multiverse

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Produktbeschreibung

"Breakthrough Prize recipient Joseph Polchinksi (now deceased) reveals details of his upbringing, his collaborations with major figures in physics, and his significant contributions to string theory and cosmology"--

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: MIT Press Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 312
• Erscheinungstermin: 24. Mai 2022
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 202mm x 132mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 360g
• ISBN-13: 9780262543446
• ISBN-10: 0262543443
• Artikelnr.: 63201128

Autorenporträt

Joseph Polchinski; edited by Ahmed Almieri

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword by Andrew Strominger vii
Editor's Note by Ahmed Almheiri xiii
1 Early Years 1
2 Caltech, 1971–1975 15
3 Berkeley, 1975–1980 33
4 SLAC/Stanford, 1980–1982 55
5 Harvard, 1982–1984 67
6 Austin Part 1, 1984–1988 83
7 Austin Part 2, 1988–1992 103
8 D-branes and Orientifolds, 1992–1995 133
9 The CC and the Discretuum, 1996–2000 159
10 After the End of Physics, 2001–2007 187
11 Before the Firewall, 2007–2011 207
12 Firewall Days, 2012–2015 223
13 Epilogue 243
Afterword by Dorothy, Steven, and Daniel Polchinski 245
Acknowledgments 251
Bibliographic Notes 253
Index 299