On Space and Time

Klappentext Gets to the heart of science by asking a fundamental question: what is the true nature of space and time? Zusammenfassung This unique volume brings together world leaders in cosmology! particle physics! quantum gravity! mathematics! philosophy and theology! to provide fresh insights into the deep structure of space and time. Subjects ranging from dark matter to the philosophical and theological implications of spacetime! ensuring that the issue is thoroughly explored. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface; 1. The dark universe A. N. Taylor; 2. Quantum spacetime and physical reality S. Majid; 3. Causality, quantum theory and cosmology R. Penrose; 4. On the fine structure of spacetime A. Connes; 5. Where physics meets metaphysics M. Heller; 6. The nature of time J. C. Polkinghorne; Index.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Shahn Majid
• Con la collaborazione di: Shahn Majid (Editore), Shahn (Queen Mary University of London) Majid (Editore)
• Editore: Cambridge University Press Academic
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 26.03.2012
• EAN: 9781107641686
• ISBN: 978-1-107-64168-6
• Serie: Canto Classics; Canto Classics
• Categoria: Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Scienze naturali, tematiche generali