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Representing Electrons: A Biographical Approach to Theoretical Entities

Both a history and a metahistory, this book focuses on the development of various theoretical representations of electrons from the late 1890s until 1925, and the methodological problems associated wi...

Brane-Localized Gravity

In this book the author provides a detailed introduction to the brane-localized gravity of Randall and Sundrum, in which gravitational signals can localize around our four-dimensional world in the eve...

The Cosmic Landscape. String Theory and the Illusion of Intelligent Design

Luis Alvarez-Gaume reviews in 2006 The Cosmic Landscape. String Theory and the Illusion of Intelligent Design.

Modern Supersymmetry: Dynamics and Duality

Alongside an overview of important recent developments in supersymmetry the book covers topics of interest to both formal and phenomenological theorists.

Relativity on a mountain

Alan Walker describes how a schoolgirl from Scotland used steel and scintillator to test Einstein's special theory of relativity.

Lattice Gauge Theories: An Introduction, 3rd edition

This broad introduction to lattice gauge field theories, in particular quantum chromodynamics, serves as a textbook for advanced graduate students, and also provides the reader with the necessary anal...

Chern-Simons Theory, Matrix Models, and Topological Strings

This book gives the first coherent presentation of this and other related topics.

Progress in String Theory: TASI 2003 Lecture Notes

Intended mainly for advanced graduate students in theoretical physics, this comprehensive volume covers recent advances in string theory and field theory dualities.