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Bangs, Crunches, Whimpers, and Shrieks: Singularities and Acausalities in Relativistic Spacetimes

Door John Earman

Categorie	Algemeen wetenschap
Boeknummer	#340983-ZA16
Titel	Bangs, Crunches, Whimpers, and Shrieks: Singularities and Acausalities in Relativistic Spacetimes
Auteur	Earman, John
Boektype	Gebonden hardcover
Uitgeverij	Oxford : University Press
Jaar van uitgave	1995
ISBN10	019509591x
ISBN13	9780195095913
Taal	Engels
Beschrijving	Original boards, illustrated with numerous equations, graphs and diagrams, 8vo.
Samenvatting	This book explains the relevant technical issues of general relativity theory and discusses how these issues bear upon philosophical problems about the nature of space and time, causality, and laws of nature. The first book to address these implications critically, it provides an overview of the technical literature as well as analytical commentary on its philosophical significance. This book is the first serious, book-length study of the philosophical implications of relativity. It explains the relevant technical issues of general relativity theory and discusses how these issues bear upon philosophical problems about the nature of space and time, causality and laws of nature. Features include an analysis of time travel, The Big Bang and the Horizon Problem, Eternal Recurrence and Cyclic ... (Lees verder)Time amongst other much debated issues today which have been brought to light in the the face of a series of theorems, due largely to Stephen Hawking and Roger Penrose. Written by a leading philosopher, this book provides an overview of the technical literature as well as analytical commentary on its philosophical significance.
Pagina's	257
Conditie	Goed — Dust jacket missing, name in pen on title page.
Prijs	€ 15,00

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