The Labyrinth of Time - Introducing the Universe

Zusatztext 'Michael Lockwood's book...is a model of balance and clarity....Lockwood's style is clear and straightforward' Klappentext Modern physics has revealed our knowledge of the universe as a much stranger place than we could have imagined. The puzzle at the center of our understanding of the universe is time. Michael Lockwood takes the reader on a fascinating journey into the nature of things. He investigates philosophical questions about the past, present, and future, our experience of time, and the possibility of time travel. And he provides the most careful, lively, and up-to-date introduction to the physics of time and the structure of the universe. His aim is not just to boggle the mind, but to lead the reader towards an understanding of the science and philosophy. Zusammenfassung Modern physics has revealed the universe as a much stranger place than we could have imagined. This book investigates philosophical questions about past, present, and future, our experience of time, and the possibility of time travel. It provides an introduction to the physics of time and the structure of the universe. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1: Two Concepts of Time 2: Time and Space: a Marriage is Arranged 3: Taking Space-Time Seriously 4: From Flat to Curved Space-Time 5: Weaving the Cosmic Tapestry 6: Closed Timelike Curves: Science Fact or Science Fiction? 7: Classical Time Travel: the Toils of Paradox 8: Hamilton's Legacy: Physical Systems and their State Spaces 9: Time Asymmetry and the Second Law 10: Entropy, Electrodynamics and the Role of Gravity 11: 'Drawn Through Life Backwards' 12: The Unyielding Past 13: The Emergence of Order 14: From Quantum Leaps to Schrodinger's Cat 15: Schrodinger's Time Traveller 16: Space, Time, and Quantum Gravity: Physics at the Frontier 17: The Time of Our Lives 18: Epilogue

Product details

• Authors: Michael Lockwood, Michael (Fellow of Green College Lockwood
• Publisher: Oxford University Press Trade
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 08.07.2005
• EAN: 9780199249954
• ISBN: 978-0-19-924995-4
• Dimensions: 165 mm x 245 mm x 30 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); Populärwissenschaftliche Werke, Kosmologie und das Universum, popular science, Zeit (Chronologie), Zeitsysteme und- standards, SCIENCE / Time, SCIENCE / Philosophy & Social Aspects, Philosophy of Science, Cosmology & the universe, Cosmology and the universe, SCIENCE / Space Science / Cosmology, Time (chronology), time systems & standards, Time (chronology), time systems and standards