| Description |
1 online resource (v, 221 pages) : illustrations (some color) |
| Series |
Fundamental theories of physics ; v. 172 |
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Fundamental theories of physics ; v. 172.
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| Contents |
Introduction / Laura Mersini-Houghton and Rüdiger Vaas -- Time After Time -- Big Bang Cosmology and the Arrows of Time / Rüdiger Vaas -- Fundamental Loss of Quantum Coherence from Quantum Gravity / Rodolfo Gambini, Rafael A. Porto and Jorge Pullin -- The Clock Ambiguity: Implications and New Developments / Andreas Albrecht and Alberto Iglesias -- Holographic Cosmology and the Arrow of Time / Tom Banks -- The Emergent Nature of Time and the Complex Numbers in Quantum Cosmology / Gary W. Gibbons -- The Phantom Bounce: A New Proposal for an Oscillating Cosmology / Katherine Freese, Matthew G. Brown and William H. Kinney -- Notes on Time's Enigma / Laura Mersini-Houghton -- A Momentous Arrow of Time / Martin Bojowald -- Can the Arrow of Time Be Understood from Quantum Cosmology? / Claus Kiefer -- Open Questions Regarding the Arrow of Time / H. Dieter Zeh |
| Summary |
The concept of time has fascinated humanity throughout recorded history, and it remains one of the biggest mysteries in science and philosophy. Time is clearly one of the fundamental building blocks of the universe and thus a deeper understanding of nature at a fundamental level also demands a comprehension of time. Furthermore, the origins of the universe are closely intertwined with the puzzle of time: Did time emerge at the Big Bang? Why does the arrow of time 'conspire' with the order of the initial state of the universe? This book addresses many of the most important questions about time |
| Analysis |
Physics |
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Science -- Philosophy |
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Classical and Quantum Gravitation, Relativity Theory |
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Philosophy of Science |
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Quantum Field Theories, String Theory |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Time.
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Cosmology.
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Time
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time.
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cosmology.
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SCIENCE -- Cosmology.
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Physique.
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Astronomie.
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Cosmology
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Time
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Mersini-Houghton, Laura.
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Vaas, Rüdiger
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| ISBN |
9783642232596 |
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3642232590 |
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3642232582 |
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9783642232589 |
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