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.
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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.
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Reprint. Fine cloth copy in a very good, slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Notes: Includes bibliography and index.Contents: Time 'paradoxes' in relativity / Dennis Sciama -- Space, time and space-time : a philosopher's view / W.H. Newton-Smith -- Big bangs, black holes and "time's arrow" / Roger Penrose -- Time and cosmology / Michael Shallis -- Time and dispersal : the second law / P.W. Atkins -- Time asymmetry and quantum mechanics / Paul Davies -- The open future / J.R. Lucas -- Causal loops / M. Dummett. Subjects: Time. Space and time.Time. Time. Space and time. Temps. time. Space and time. Time. RaumZeit AufsatzsammlungTijd. Sterrenkunde.Natuurkunde. Time.Space and time. Aufsatzsammlung.Raum. Zeit. Time Time Cosmology Philosophy. agpr. Time Theoretical astronomy. Cosmology Philosophy. Metaphysics.Analysis (Philosophy)Time - Theories - Physics.Space And Time - Relativity Theory - Physics. Relativity - Theories - Physics. 1 Kg. N° de réf. du vendeur 391311
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Reprint. Fine cloth copy in a very good, slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Notes: Includes bibliography and index.Contents: Time 'paradoxes' in relativity / Dennis Sciama -- Space, time and space-time : a philosopher's view / W.H. Newton-Smith -- Big bangs, black holes and "time's arrow" / Roger Penrose -- Time and cosmology / Michael Shallis -- Time and dispersal : the second law / P.W. Atkins -- Time asymmetry and quantum mechanics / Paul Davies -- The open future / J.R. Lucas -- Causal loops / M. Dummett. Subjects: Time. Space and time.Time. Time. Space and time. Temps. time. Space and time. Time. RaumZeit AufsatzsammlungTijd. Sterrenkunde.Natuurkunde. Time.Space and time. Aufsatzsammlung.Raum. Zeit. Time Time Cosmology Philosophy. agpr. Time Theoretical astronomy. Cosmology Philosophy. Metaphysics.Analysis (Philosophy)Time - Theories - Physics.Space And Time - Relativity Theory - Physics. Relativity - Theories - Physics. 1 Kg. N° de réf. du vendeur 391311
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