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The Search for Superstrings, Symmetry, and the Theory of Everything15 reviews
John Gribbin

Back Bay Books, 2000

Overview of particle (not astro) physics since quantum
If you haven't had a solid introduction to quantum physics, this book is not the place to start -- Gribbin's excellent earlier book (Schroedinger's Cat) is the place to start. However, if you've read about the Cat and have a decent conceptual grasp, this book is a good update. Gribbin's strength is explaining the concepts, independent of the intense math that's involved in physics. The science ... 		  
  







  
  
Parallel Worlds: A Journey Through Creation, Higher Dimensions, and the Future of the Cosmos50 reviews
Michio Kaku

Anchor, 2006

WOW!
Definitely, TWO THUMPS UP!!! This is one of the best book for fun read among all books I have ever read for more than thirty years. The topic is a hard-chew, but Michio Kaku made it so soft you can swallow as easily as milk. It is not a surprise why so many complete physics lay persons read this book and all of a sudden became in the know about modern physics. Yes, this book is that great, ... 		  
  







  
  
The Natural Laws of the Universe: Understanding Fundamental Constants (Springer Praxis Books / Popular ...
Jean-Philippe Uzan, Bénédicte Leclercq

Praxis, 2008

Constants, such as the gravitational constant and the speed of light, are present in all the laws of physics. Recent observations have cast doubt on one of them. Does this mean that the structure of physics will crumble? Are we seeing the dawn of a scientific revolution? This book is written in the form of an enquiry into the importance of a possible variation in fundamental constants. Jean-Philippe Uzan and Bénédicte Leclercq ask such questions ... 		  
  







  
  
Introduction to Superstrings and M-Theory (Graduate Texts in Contemporary Physics)4 reviews
Michio Kaku

Springer, 1999

Superb Capture of superstrings
I enjoyed this book because it simply portrays how the univeral workings of the universe function. It makes you think just how many forms string can take and in this case, it's one large piece of string. Perhaps, we can use these pieces of string as a source of fuel to help us survive so that more theories of strings can be created. 		  
  







  
  
Beyond Einstein: The Cosmic Quest for the Theory of the Universe29 reviews
Michio Kaku

Anchor, 1995

Very interesting and within reach of ordinary folks like me...
I really liked this book. It found it easier to understand (and less gee-whiz) than Brian Greene's The Elegant Universe (paperback and CD). Kaku and his co-writer presented a very clear description of what hyperspace would look like to four-dimensional creatures such as ourselves. (This was the first clear layman's description I have read.) I only wish I understood better the quantum ... 		  
  







  
  
String Theory, Vol. 2 (Cambridge Monographs on Mathematical Physics)5 reviews
Joseph Polchinski

Cambridge University Press, 2005

Perfect book!
Reading this book is the easiest way to become familiar with various topics that seemed to be extremely difficult before. The reader then shouldn't have any problems with understanding current research papers. 		  
  







  
  
The Elegant Universe: Superstrings, Hidden Dimensions, and the Quest for the Ultimate Theory497 reviews
Brian Greene

Vintage, 2000

A Wonderful Introduction to String Theory
this book is a wonderful introduction to modern theories about calibi-yau manifolds, extra dimentions, etc. for the general layman, and shows how exiting modern string theory is, and is my favorite book. 		  
  







  
  
Hyperspace: A Scientific Odyssey through Parallel Universes, Time Warps, and the Tenth Dimension208 reviews
Michio Kaku

Oxford University Press, USA, 1994

Great book !!!
The book is nicely organized and explains most of the popular theories till date in very basic layman terms which most anybody can understand and keeps you engrossed as you go along. There are also lots of quotes and reactions by all the great minds... Definitely a must read for anyone interested in all the work over 2 centuries by great physicists to understand and search for the unified theory ... 		  
  







  
  
String Theory, Vol. 1 (Cambridge Monographs on Mathematical Physics)9 reviews
Joseph Polchinski

Cambridge University Press, 2005

Enlightening text on a murky topic
This book succeeds in what seems to be the impossible. It actually presents a clear, up to date, and entertaining version of a field that is still very much in a state of active research and is still, after all these years, on quite uncertain ground. By studying this, the reader who thinks intelligently about the material presented will be able to form his/her own opinions on this still ... 		  
  







  
  
Vertex Operator Algebras and the Monster, Volume 134 (Pure and Applied Mathematics) (Pure and Applied ...
Igor Frenkel, James Lepowsky, ...

Academic Press, 1989

This work is motivated by and develops connections between several branches of mathematics and physics--the theories of Lie algebras, finite groups and modular functions in mathematics, and string theory in physics. The first part of the book presents a new mathematical theory of vertex operator algebras, the algebraic counterpart of two-dimensional holomorphic conformal quantum field theory. The remaining part constructs the Monster finite ... 		  
  







  
  
Supersymmetric Gauge Field Theory and String Theory (Graduate Student Series in Physics)3 reviews
D. Bailin, Alexander Love

Taylor & Francis, 1994

A great introduction to supersymmetry and string theory
Bailin & Love is a really great book to begin learning supersymmetry from. I read this book while simultaneously reading the first few chapters of Wess & Bagger's susy and sugra text. Much of the detailed calculation and attention to details is missing in B&L and can be found in more sophisticated texts (such as Wess & Bagger and the Weinberg text). I found B&L a good place for wordy explanations ... 		  
  







  
  
Superstring Theory: Volume 1, Introduction (Cambridge Monographs on Mathematical Physics)3 reviews
Michael B. Green, John H. Schwarz, ...

Cambridge University Press, 1988

Still the best
Why I still recommend this book rather than Polchinski's book is because this book presents more motivation and physics of string theory. In the 90s, there was string duality revolution, a side-effect of which is that string theorists neglect experiments. 		  
  







  
  
Strings, Conformal Fields, and Topology (Graduate Texts in Contemporary Physics)
Michio Kaku

Springer-Verlag, 1991

Following on the foundations laid in his earlier book "Introduction to Superstrings", Professor Kaku discusses such topics as the classification of conformal string theories, the non-polynomial closed string field theory, matrix models, and topological field theory. The presentation of the material is self-contained, and several chapters review material expounded in the earlier book. This book provides students with an understanding of the main ... 		  
  







  
  
The Physics of Quasicrystals: Lectures and Reprints
Paul J. Steinhardt

World Scientific Pub Co Inc, 1987 		  
  







  
  
The New Ambidextrous Universe: Symmetry and Asymmetry from Mirror Reflections to Superstrings: Third Revised ...4 reviews
Martin Gardner

Dover Publications, 2005

Wonderful, but somewhat out-of-date (only at the end).
I think that THE NEW AMBIDEXTROUS UNIVERSE (1990) is a wonderful book on symmetry and asymmetry in the worlds of everyday life, chemistry, physics, and unification theories. Everything in this book is noteworthy, and also up-to-date except for the last few chapters. It is a very good updating of the previous (1978) edition, which concluded with many open questions in elementary particle physics ... 		  
  







  
  
COSMOS AND CONSCIOUSNESS: Quantum Computers, SuperStrings, Programming, Egypt, Quarks, Mind Body Problem, ...4 reviews
Stephen Blaha

Janus Associates Inc., 2003

Consciousness - A Natural Part of the Universe
Dr. Blaha's book, Cosmos and Consciousness, is the first philosophical writing I have seen that bases its arguments on modern physics. Dr. Blaha's understanding of quantum mechanics, general relativity theory, and linguistics from computer science provides an exciting framework on how to perceive the universe. He gives real meaning to how ancient beliefs came about, the relationship of ... 		  
  







  
  
The Equivalence of Elementary Particle Theories and Computer Languages: Quantum Computers, Turing Machines, ...1 review
Stephen Blaha

Pingree-Hill Publishing, 2005

Excellent and professional service
The book arrived promptly, and it was in excellent shape. I was very pleased with the professional service I received. 		  
  







  
  
Superstring Theory: Volume 2, Loop Amplitudes, Anomalies and Phenomenology (Cambridge Monographs on ...2 reviews
Michael B. Green, John H. Schwarz, ...

Cambridge University Press, 1988

Extensive coverage of phenomenology
Volume I of "Superstring theory" presented the fundamentals of string theory. This book builds on those fundamentals and explores the possible observable consequences of string theory. The subtitle "Loop amplitudes, anomalies and phenomenology" provides a good high level view of the content. While the first volume demonstrated that string theory gives general relativity in the low energy ... 		  
  







  




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