The Little Book of String Theory
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The Little Book of String Theory is an accessible introductory book that explains the basic ideas, motivations, and implications of string theory for a general audience.
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| The Little Book of String Theory canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6505614 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Little Book of String Theory Context triple: [Steven Gubser, authorOf, The Little Book of String Theory]
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A.
Superstring Theory, Volume 1: Introduction
Superstring Theory, Volume 1: Introduction is a foundational graduate-level textbook that systematically presents the basic concepts, mathematical framework, and physical motivations of superstring theory.
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B.
Dreams of a Final Theory
Dreams of a Final Theory is a popular science book by physicist Steven Weinberg that explores the quest for a unified "theory of everything" in fundamental physics and reflects on the nature and philosophy of scientific explanation.
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C.
QED: The Strange Theory of Light and Matter
QED: The Strange Theory of Light and Matter is a popular science book by physicist Richard Feynman that explains the quantum theory of electrodynamics in an accessible, lecture-based style.
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D.
The Universe in a Nutshell
The Universe in a Nutshell is a popular science book by physicist Stephen Hawking that explains advanced concepts in cosmology and theoretical physics for a general audience.
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E.
Feynman’s Lost Lecture
Feynman’s Lost Lecture is a published reconstruction of a 1964 Richard Feynman physics lecture on planetary orbits, edited and contextualized by David and Judith Goodstein.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Little Book of String Theory Target entity description: The Little Book of String Theory is an accessible introductory book that explains the basic ideas, motivations, and implications of string theory for a general audience.
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A.
Superstring Theory, Volume 1: Introduction
Superstring Theory, Volume 1: Introduction is a foundational graduate-level textbook that systematically presents the basic concepts, mathematical framework, and physical motivations of superstring theory.
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B.
Dreams of a Final Theory
Dreams of a Final Theory is a popular science book by physicist Steven Weinberg that explores the quest for a unified "theory of everything" in fundamental physics and reflects on the nature and philosophy of scientific explanation.
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C.
QED: The Strange Theory of Light and Matter
QED: The Strange Theory of Light and Matter is a popular science book by physicist Richard Feynman that explains the quantum theory of electrodynamics in an accessible, lecture-based style.
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D.
The Universe in a Nutshell
The Universe in a Nutshell is a popular science book by physicist Stephen Hawking that explains advanced concepts in cosmology and theoretical physics for a general audience.
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E.
Feynman’s Lost Lecture
Feynman’s Lost Lecture is a published reconstruction of a 1964 Richard Feynman physics lecture on planetary orbits, edited and contextualized by David and Judith Goodstein.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
introductory physics book
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popular science book ⓘ |
| aimsTo | make string theory accessible to non-experts ⓘ |
| author |
Steven Gubser
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Steven S. Gubser NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfPublication |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| covers |
AdS/CFT correspondence
NERFINISHED
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black holes in string theory ⓘ branes ⓘ extra dimensions ⓘ quantum gravity ⓘ supersymmetry ⓘ unification of forces ⓘ vibrating strings as fundamental objects ⓘ |
| educationalUse | supplementary reading for undergraduate physics students ⓘ |
| explains |
basic ideas of string theory
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implications of string theory ⓘ motivations for string theory ⓘ |
| genre |
physics
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popular science ⓘ science ⓘ |
| hasFormat |
ebook
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hardcover ⓘ paperback ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 9780691142890 ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
general audience
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non-specialists ⓘ students interested in physics ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
fundamental physics
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string theory ⓘ theoretical physics ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being written by a leading string theorist
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concise introduction to string theory ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | Princeton University Press Little Book series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 2010 ⓘ |
| publisher | Princeton University Press NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
String Theory for Dummies
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The Elegant Universe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| topic |
cosmology in the context of string theory
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history of string theory ⓘ particle physics in string theory ⓘ |
| uses |
conceptual explanations
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minimal mathematics ⓘ |
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