Time Machines: Time Travel in Physics, Metaphysics, and Science Fiction - Rilegato

Nahin, Paul J.

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ISBN 10: 0387985719 ISBN 13: 9780387985718

Casa editrice: Copernicus Books, 2001

Riassunto

This book explores the idea of time travel from the first account in English literature to the latest theories of physicists such as Kip Thorne and Igor Novikov. This very readable work covers a variety of topics including: the history of time travel in fiction; the fundamental scientific concepts of time, spacetime, and the fourth dimension; the speculations of Einstein, Richard Feynman, Kurt Goedel, and others; time travel paradoxes, and much more.

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Contenuti:

Prologue; 1. An Overview of Time Travel; 2. On the Nature of Time, Spacetime, and the Fourth Dimension; 3. The Arrows of Time; 4. Time- Travel Paradoxes and (Some of) Their Explanations; Epilogue; Notes and References; Tech Notes; Glossary of Important Terms and Concepts; Bibliography; Index

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Book by Nahin Paul J

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• Editore: Copernicus Books
• Data di pubblicazione: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0387985719
• ISBN 13: 9780387985718
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 628