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Briefest History Of Time, The: The History Of Histories Of Time And The Misconstrued Association Between Entropy And Time - Couverture souple

Ben-Naim, Arieh

 
9789814749855: Briefest History Of Time, The: The History Of Histories Of Time And The Misconstrued Association Between Entropy And Time
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 9814749850 ISBN 13 : 9789814749855
Editeur : Wspc, 2016

Synopsis

'This is a thought-provoking book that would be of interest to anyone wanting to ponder the concept of time, and to develop more critical thinking skills that may be useful when reading popular science books or articles.'IEEE Electrical Insulation MagazineThe aim of this book is to explain in simple language what we know about time and about the history of time. It is shown that the briefest (as well as the lengthiest) history of time can be described in one or two pages.The second purpose of the book is to show that neither entropy, nor the Second Law of Thermodynamics has anything to do with time. The third purpose is to educate the lay reader how to read popular science books, critically. Towards this goal, detailed reviews of four books on time are presented.There are many popular science books on Time, on the beginning of Time and the end of Time. This book is unique in the following two senses:

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Présentation de l'éditeur

As a warning against all too arbitrary mind games with physical concepts Ben-Naim s book serves its purpose and above all it is fun reading.

Michael Springer, Spektrum der Wissenschaft

The book presents valid arguments against a misconception of entropy and against arguments concerning the history of the universe that are derived from it by many authors, including Hawking. This helps in educating lay readers to read popular science books critically, in accordance with Ben Naim s explicitly stated goals.

Contemporary Physics

As a warning against all too arbitrary mind games with physical concepts Ben-Naim's book serves its purpose - and above all it is fun reading. - Michael Springer, Spektrum der Wissenschaft

The aim of this book is to explain in simple language what we know about time and about the history of time. It is shown that the briefest (as well as the lengthiest) history of time can be described in one or two pages.

The second purpose of the book is to show that neither entropy, nor the Second Law of Thermodynamics has anything to do with time. The third purpose is to educate the lay reader how to read popular science books, critically. Towards this goal, detailed reviews of four books on time are presented.

There are many popular science books on Time, on the beginning of Time and the end of Time. This book is unique in the following two senses:

  • It explains in simple terms what Time is, and why it is not related to entropy
  • It critically reviews a few popular science books which perpetuate all kinds of unfounded ideas about the relationship between Time and the Second Law

Présentation de l'éditeur

As a warning against all too arbitrary mind games with physical concepts Ben-Naim's book serves its purpose - and above all it is fun reading. - Michael Springer, Spektrum der Wissenschaft

The aim of this book is to explain in simple language what we know about time and about the history of time. It is shown that the briefest (as well as the lengthiest) history of time can be described in one or two pages.

The second purpose of the book is to show that neither entropy, nor the Second Law of Thermodynamics has anything to do with time. The third purpose is to educate the lay reader how to read popular science books, critically. Towards this goal, detailed reviews of four books on time are presented.

There are many popular science books on Time, on the beginning of Time and the end of Time. This book is unique in the following two senses:

  • It explains in simple terms what Time is, and why it is not related to entropy
  • It critically reviews a few popular science books which perpetuate all kinds of unfounded ideas about the relationship between Time and the Second Law

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

Éditeur
Wspc
Date d'édition
2016
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
9814749850
ISBN 13 
9789814749855
Reliure
Broché
Numéro d'édition
1
Nombre de pages
264
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
gpsr@libri.de
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