But it is unproven and fraught with controversy. It encompasses gravity and quantum mechanics in one unifying theory. String theory has been called the "theory of everything." It seeks to describe all the fundamental forces of nature. Summary: The Little Book of String Theory offers a short, accessible, and entertaining introduction to one of the most talked-about areas of physics today. Cover - Title - Copyright - Contents - Introduction - CHAPTER ONE: Energy - CHAPTER TWO: Quantum Mechanics - CHAPTER THREE: Gravity and Black Holes - CHAPTER FOUR: String Theory - CHAPTER FIVE: Branes - CHAPTER SIX: String Dualities - CHAPTER SEVEN: Supersymmetry and the LHC - CHAPTER EIGHT: Heavy Ions and the Fifth Dimension - Epilogue - Index - A - B - C - D - E - F - G - H - I - J - K - L - M - N - O - P - Q - R - S - T - U - V - W - Y - Z.
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