The Nature of Time - Couverture rigide

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0631148078 ISBN 13 : 9780631148074

Editeur : Blackwell Publishers, 1986

Synopsis

Generations of philosophers and theologians, physicists and mathematicians have wondered and puzzled, speculated and argued about the nature of time. Recent scientific work is said to explain why time runs inexorably forward from past to future. But time still contains many mysteries - black holes and big bangs, asymmetries and relativities, arrows and loops - that will doubtless continue to occupy us for centuries to come. The contributors include philosophers Michael Dummett, Bill Newton-Smith, John Lucas and Michael Lockwood, physicists Paul Davies, Peter Atkins and Michael Shallis, and mathematicians Roger Penrose, Dennis Sciama and Raymond Flood.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Why does time appear to run in only one direction? We remember thepast– but why not the future? We can influence the future– butcould we, even theoretically, influence the past?

Generations of philosophers and theologians, physicists andmathematicians have puzzles and speculated about these and the manyother questions that surround the concept of time. Recentscientific work is said to explain the directionality of time. Buttime still contains many mysteries– black holes and big bangs,asymmetries and relativities, arrows and loops – that willdoubtless continue to occupy us for centuries to come.

In this impressive collection of original articles teninternationally known scholars explore and explains the nature oftime, apace and now space–time. Founded on the latest developmentsin thermodynamics, quantum theory and cosmology, their ideas willfascinate anyone interested in Einstein′s theory of relativity.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Blackwell Publishers
• Date d'édition: 1986
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0631148078
• ISBN 13: 9780631148074
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 240
• Éditeur: Flood Raymond, Lockwood Michael
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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