Universal Constants: Books for Laymen about Observable Effects

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Jan 9, 2009

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Are there any books, written for the layman, which talk about observable effects that might be caused by our 5 (4 + time) dimensional portion of the universe moving through the larger universe. "Universe in a Nutshell" -Hawking, talks about how gravity may transend branes. Are there others?

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Lisa Randall's "Warped Passages".

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