On Space and Time - Couverture rigide

Roger Penrose; John C. Polkinghorne; Andrew N. Taylor; Alain Connes; Michael Heller

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 052188926X ISBN 13 : 9780521889261

Editeur : Cambridge University Press, 2008

Synopsis

What is the true nature of space and time? These concepts are at the heart of science, but they remain deeply wrapped in enigma. Their structure at both the smallest pre-subatomic and the largest cosmological levels continues to defy modern physics and may require revolutionary new ideas for which science is still grasping. This unique volume brings together world leaders in cosmology, particle physics, quantum gravity, mathematics, philosophy and theology, to provide fresh insights into the deep structure of space and time. Andrew Taylor explains the evidence for dark matter and dark energy. Shahn Majid argues that space and time should be quantum. Roger Penrose explains what in his view comes before the 'Big Bang'. Alain Connes argues that matter is geometry as a fine structure to spacetime. Michael Heller explores the philosophical and theological implications of spacetime. John Polkinghorne argues for a theory of how time unfolds.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Shahn Majid is Professor of Mathematics at Queen Mary, University of London. Trained as a theoretical physicist and mathematician at Cambridge and Harvard, he helped pioneer the theory of quantum symmetry in the 1980s and 1990s. He is author of two textbooks in the field and numerous research articles.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Cambridge University Press
• Date d'édition: 2008
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 052188926X
• ISBN 13: 9780521889261
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 320
• Éditeur: Shahn Majid
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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