Articles liés à The Physical Basis of the Direction of Time

The Physical Basis of the Direction of Time - Couverture rigide

Livre 10 sur 82: The Frontiers Collection

Zeh, H. Dieter

 
9783540680000: The Physical Basis of the Direction of Time
Couverture rigide
ISBN 10 : 3540680004 ISBN 13 : 9783540680000
Editeur : Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K, 2007

Synopsis

This thoroughly revised fifth edition of Zeh's classic text on irreversibility includes new sections on cosmic probabilities, quantum computers, and the expansion of the Universe. The book investigates irreversible phenomena in classical, quantum and cosmological settings. In particular, it contains a detailed treatment of radiation damping as well as extended sections on dynamical maps, quantum entanglement and decoherence, arrows of time hidden in various interpretations of quantum theory, and the emergence of time in quantum gravity. Both physicists and philosophers of science who reviewed earlier editions praised this book as a magnificent survey, a concise, technically sophisticated, up-to-date discussion of the subject, showing fine sensitivity to crucial conceptual subtleties.

Les informations fournies dans la section « Synopsis » peuvent faire référence à une autre édition de ce titre.

À propos de l'auteur

H. Dieter Zeh studied physics in Brunswick and Heidelberg, where he began work on theoretical nuclear physics. After a year of research at the California Institute of Technology, he moved to the University of California in San Diego to work on the synthesis of the heavy elements, before returning to the University of Heidelberg, where he later became professor of theoretical physics. His studies of collective motion in nuclei led him to address the quantum-to-classical transition in general, and in particular the quantum measurement problem, which is in turn related to many aspects of irreversibility (arrows of time). During this work, Zeh recognized and formulated the universal and unavoidable role of uncontrollable quantum entanglement, thus becoming a founder of the area now known as decoherence.

Les informations fournies dans la section « A propos du livre » peuvent faire référence à une autre édition de ce titre.

Éditeur
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K
Date d'édition
2007
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
3540680004
ISBN 13 
9783540680000
Reliure
Relié
Numéro d'édition
5
Nombre de pages
241
Coordonnées du fabricant
GPSR Kontakt
ProductSafety@springernature.com

Tiergartenstr. 17
Heidelberg
69121
Allemagne

Autres éditions populaires du même titre

9783642087608: The Physical Basis of The Direction of Time

Edition présentée

ISBN 10 :  3642087604 ISBN 13 :  9783642087608
Editeur : Springer, 2010
Couverture souple