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By John MacNeill and M Navier

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0526825286
• ISBN13: 9780526825288
• Release Date: March 2019
• Publisher: Wentworth Press
• Length: 110 Pages
• Weight: 0.36 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 6.1" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

Great introduction, but not for everybody

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A playful yet serious textbook on string theory

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