The Elegant Universe

The Elegant Universe: Superstrings, Hidden Dimensions, and the Quest for the Ultimate Theory is a

Table of contents

• Preface (with an additional preface to the 2003 edition)
• Part I: The Edge of Knowledge
• Part II: The Dilemma of Space, Time, and the Quanta
• Part III: The Cosmic Symphony
• Part IV: String Theory and the Fabric of Spacetime
• Part V: Unification in the Twenty-First Century

Contents

Beginning with a brief consideration of classical

According to George Johson's review in The New York Times:

Writing about this area of physics, as Greene does, without assuming that the reader has any mathematical background is the hardest challenge of popular science writing.

Fermat's Enigma, he has a rare ability to explain even the most evanescent ideas in a way that gives at least the illusion of understanding, enough of a mental toehold to get on with the climb.^[1]

John H. Schwarz wrote:

Since he is an expert in the subject, Greene's description of the current state of understanding of string theory is reliable. I am not aware of any errors in his depiction of the subject. He writes with a flair that is rare in the scientific world, and which should make the book very appealing to the lay reader. Indeed, following the publication of this book, he has become something of a media celebrity.^[2]

Adaptations

The Elegant Universe was adapted into an

The Elegant Universe was also interpreted by choreographer Karole Armitage, of Armitage Gone! Dance, in New York City. A performance of the work-in-progress formed part of the inaugural World Science Festival.

See also

• The Fabric of the Cosmos
• The Science of Interstellar
• Quantum mechanics

Footnotes