Hyperspace (book)

Hyperspace

Cover depicting the artist's 2D conception of a 3D face of a 4D Hypercube house upon a 3D landscape.
Author Michio Kaku
Country United States
Language English
Genre Popular science
Publisher Oxford University Press
Publication date
 1994
Media type Print (Hardcover)
ISBN 0-19-286189-1
LC Class QC793.3.F5 K35 1994
Preceded by Quantum Field Theory: A Modern Introduction
Followed by Beyond Einstein

Hyperspace: A Scientific Odyssey Through Parallel Universes, Time Warps, and the 10th Dimension (1994, ISBN 0-19-286189-1) is a book by Michio Kaku, a theoretical physicist from the City College of New York. It focuses on Kaku's studies of higher dimensions referred to as hyperspace. The recurring theme of the book is that all four forces of the universe (the strong force, the weak force, electromagnetism and gravity) become more coherent and their description simpler in higher dimensions.

English alternative rock band Muse used the book as an inspiration for their album Origin of Symmetry.

Summary

Michio Kaku tries to explain higher dimensions, first analyzing the history of higher dimensions of space and the struggle to unite quantum mechanics and general relativity in one theory. He then goes on to detail theories concerning the 2-D world, named "Flatland". The end of the book discusses such topics as wormholes, parallel universes and the fate of the universe.

Contents

Part I Entering the Fifth Dimension

Part II Unification in Ten Dimensions

Part III Wormholes: Gateways to Another Universe?

Part IV Masters of Hyperspace

References

    1. Kaku, Michio (1994). Hyperspace: A Scientific Odyssey Through Parallel Universes, Time Warps, and the Tenth Dimension. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-286189-1.