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: Springer-Verlag GmbH, 1998

Riassunto

"Here's a gem of a book...all peppered with delightful notes from science fiction films, novels, and comics. I can't turn a page without finding a jewel." Clifford Stoll, University of California, Berkeley, author of The Cuckoo's Egg "The research that has gone into this book is impressive." Nature "For professional physicists much of the value lies in the extensive technical appendices and footnotes, and the exhaustive list of references. But if, like me, you are a child at heart, the real fun lies in the zany stories and wild speculations." Physics World Time Machines 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

Dettagli dell?edizione

• Editore: Springer-Verlag GmbH
• Data di pubblicazione: 1998
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0387985719
• ISBN 13: 9780387985718
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero edizione: 2
• Numero di pagine: 668
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
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