| Description |
1 online resource (215 pages) |
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Process thought ; v. 5 |
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Process thought ; v. 5.
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| Contents |
Table of Contents; Preface; Introduction; CHAPTER ONE The Measurement Problem of Cosmology; Appendix:Who's Afraid of Differential Geometry?; CHAPTER TWO Chaos, Confusion and Cosmology; CHAPTER THREE Metrical Theories vs. Theories ofMeasurement; CHAPTER FOUR The Nature of Nature; CHAPTER FIVE Nuts and Bolts; CHAPTER SIX The Big(ger) Picture; REFERENCES |
| Summary |
Einstein's General Theory of Relativity links the metrical structure of the cosmic order (or ""cosmology"") to the contingent distributions of matter and energy throughout the universe, one of the chief areas of investigation in astrophysics. However, presently we have neither devised nor discovered system of uniform relations whereby we can make our cosmological measurements intelligible. This is ""the measurement problem of cosmology."" Using both historical ideas (such as A.N. Whitehead's work in the 1920s) and contemporary evidence and theories, argue that the measurement problem has neith |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Subject |
Whitehead, Alfred North, 1861-1947.
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| SUBJECT |
Whitehead, Alfred North, 1861-1947 fast |
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Cosmology.
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cosmology.
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PHILOSOPHY -- History & Surveys -- Modern.
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Cosmology
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9783110328264 |
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3110328267 |
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9783937202952 |
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3937202951 |
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311032797X |
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9783110327977 |
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