Parallel Worlds_A journey Through Creation,Higher Dimension,and the future of Cosmos
Michio Kaku opens his first physics book since Hyperspace by detailing the amazing developments in cosmology over the previous century, particularly in the last decade, compelling scientists around the world to reassess our understanding of the universe's genesis and ultimate fate.
A parallel world might be just a millimetre away from our own. The concept of parallel worlds, as well as the string theory that can explain their existence, was formerly regarded as the domain of mystics, charlatans, and cranks by scientists. Today, however, scientists widely endorse string theory and its most recent version, M-theory, as the one theory that, if proven accurate, will reconcile the four forces of the universe in a simple and beautiful manner, and answer the question "What happened before the big bang?"
If parallel worlds do exist, Kaku speculates, in time, perhaps a trillion years or more from now, as appears likely, when our universe grows cold and dark in what scientists describe as a big freeze, advanced civilizations may well find a way to escape our universe in a kind of inter-dimensional lifeboat.
An unforgettable journey into black holes and time machines, alternate universes, and multidimensional space, Parallel Worlds gives us a compelling portrait of the revolution sweeping the world of cosmology.