Cantitate/Preț
Produs

Space, Time, and Spacetime: Physical and Philosophical Implications of Minkowski's Unification of Space and Time: Fundamental Theories of Physics, cartea 167

Editat de Vesselin Petkov
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 5 noi 2012
Dedicated to the centennial anniversary of Minkowski's discovery of spacetime, this volume contains papers, most presented at the Third International Conference on the Nature and Ontology of Spacetime, that address some of the deepest questions in physics.
Citește tot Restrânge

Toate formatele și edițiile

Toate formatele și edițiile Preț Express
Paperback (1) 49516 lei  3-5 săpt. +2519 lei  7-13 zile
  Springer Berlin, Heidelberg – 5 noi 2012 49516 lei  3-5 săpt. +2519 lei  7-13 zile
Hardback (1) 61281 lei  6-8 săpt.
  Springer Berlin, Heidelberg – 6 sep 2010 61281 lei  6-8 săpt.

Din seria Fundamental Theories of Physics

Preț: 49516 lei

Nou

Puncte Express: 743

Preț estimativ în valută:
9480 10271$ 7916£

Carte disponibilă

Livrare economică 21 noiembrie-05 decembrie
Livrare express 07-13 noiembrie pentru 3518 lei

Preluare comenzi: 021 569.72.76

Specificații

ISBN-13: 9783642264917
ISBN-10: 3642264913
Pagini: 328
Ilustrații: XII, 314 p.
Dimensiuni: 155 x 235 x 17 mm
Greutate: 0.45 kg
Ediția:2010
Editura: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg
Colecția Springer
Seria Fundamental Theories of Physics

Locul publicării:Berlin, Heidelberg, Germany

Public țintă

Research

Cuprins

Minkowski’s Representation of Special Relativity – Examples of Its Impact on the Twentieth Century Physics.- The Minkowskian Background of Whitehead’s Theory of Gravitation.- The Experimental Verdict on Spacetime from Gravity Probe B.- Rigidity and the Ruler Hypothesis.- Minkowski Space and Quantum Mechanics.- Relativity and Quantum Field Theory.- Ether, the Theory of Relativity and Quantum Physics.- Implications of Minkowski’s Ideas for the Philosophy of Space and Time.- Minkowski’s Proper Time and the Status of the Clock Hypothesis.- Why Spacetime Is Not a Hidden Cause: A Realist Story.- Structural Explanations in Minkowski Spacetime: Which Account of Models?.- Relativity of Simultaneity and Eternalism: In Defense of the Block Universe.- Minkowski Space-Time and Thermodynamics.- No Presentism in Quantum Gravity.- The Impact of Minkowski’s Ideas Beyond the Philosophy of Space and Time.- Space-Time, Phenomenology, and the Picture Theory of Language.- The Fate of Mathematical Place: Objectivity and the Theory of Lived-Space from Husserl to Casey.

Recenzii

From the reviews:
“This book has a valuable resource for anyone looking to learn about the philosophical issues surrounding space and time. In fact, this is the book that is usually read for classes on the topic. … The writing is lucid, and he weaves the various topics together very nicely.” (Philosophy, Religion and Science Book Reviews, bookinspections.wordpress.com, May, 2014)

Notă biografică


Vesselin Petkov received a graduate degree in physics from Sofia University, a doctorate in philosophy from the Institute for Philosophical Research of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, and a doctorate in physics from Concordia University. He taught at Sofia University and is currently teaching at Concordia University. He wrote the book "Relativity and the Nature of Spacetime" (Springer 2005) and edited the books "Relativity and the Dimensionality of the World" (Springer 2007), and "Minkowski Spacetime: A Hundred Years Later" (Springer, forthcoming). He is a member of the Governing Board of the International Society for the Advanced Study of Spacetime

Textul de pe ultima copertă

This volume is dedicated to the centennial anniversary of Minkowski's discovery of spacetime. It contains selected papers by physicists and philosophers on the Nature and Ontology of Spacetime. The first six papers, comprising Part I of the book, provide examples of the impact of Minkowski's spacetime representation of special relativity on the twentieth century physics. Part II also contains six papers which deal with implications of Minkowski's ideas for the philosophy of space and time. The last part is represented by two papers which explore the influence of Minkowski's ideas beyond the philosophy of space and time.

Caracteristici

Addresses some of the deepest questions in all of physics Describes how other areas of physics are influenced by our choice of spacetime description Substantial contributions provide overviews for newcomers to the area Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras