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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is one reason Hawking takes multiple dimensions seriously?

2. Because of the curvature of space-time, how do paths appear to bend?

3. How did physicists respond to Hawking and Penrose's work?

4. What is a p = 2 brane?

5. What theory of Einstein's contradicted Newton's law of gravity?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Hawking believe the possibility of intelligent beings' existence depends on?

2. How did the general relativity theory break down?

3. What did Penrose and Hawking's theory have to say about the universe's history?

4. What is considered to be expanding in our universe, and why does Hawking think this is beneficial?

5. What is Hawking's view about mathematical models?

6. What is space-time?

7. What is a p = 1 brane and a p = 2 brane?

8. What paper did Einstein write with Grossman in 1913 and what happened in 1915 related to this same project?

9. What was the bedrock of relativity theory, and what did it imply?

10. What was the "ether" theory?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What are p-branes? What are the different levels of branes? What is the role of p-branes in supersymmetry? Answer the previous questions succinctly and be sure to explore Hawking's contributions to this field of study.

Essay Topic 2

Describe the history of the equation E = mc2. What is the significance of this equation? Be sure to include a description of the following terms: energy, mass, relativity, and the speed of light.

Essay Topic 3

Hawking's formulation of the Chronology Projection Conjecture is an important topic in Chapter Five. Write an essay that summarizes what the Chronology Projection Conjecture is, how it was formulated, and what its function is now.

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