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Lorentzian Wormholes: From Einstein to Hawking

Door Matt Visser

Categorie
Algemeen wetenschap
Boeknummer
#341071-ZA17
Titel
Lorentzian Wormholes: From Einstein to Hawking
Auteur
Visser, Matt
Boektype
Paperback
Uitgeverij
Woodbury, NY : AIP Press
Jaar van uitgave
1996
ISBN10
1563966530
ISBN13
9781563966538
Taal
Engels
Beschrijving
Paperback, illustrated with numerous equations, graphs and diagrams, 8vo. AIP Series in Computational and Applied Mathematical Physics.
Samenvatting
From H. G. Wells to Star Trek, audiences have been captivated by the notions of time travel, time warps, space warps, and wornholes. But science fiction is not the only realm where these concepts thrive. An active group of general relativists and quantum field theorists has produced a considerable body of serious (thought admittedly speculative) mathematical and physical analyses of the wormhole system. Now, with this fascinating book, readers can explore in depth the science behind the science fiction. Drawing on pivotal work by Einstein, Wheeler, Morris, Thorne, Hawking, and others, Matt Visser charts the development and current state of Lorentzian wormhole physics. Dr. Visser shows that by pushing established physical theories to their limits, it is possible to deduce the physical prope... (Lees verder)rties of such exotica as wormholes and time travel. The physical framework he uses is derived from one of the major research frontiers of modern theoretical physics: quantum gravity-the intersection of classical Einstein gravity and quantum field theory. Physicists, students of general relativity, cosmology, quantum physics, or any interested reader with a background in physics wil find this a provocative introduction to an exciting and active topic of ongoing research.
Pagina's
412
Conditie
Goed — Name in pen on title page.
Prijs
€ 30,00

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