The end of time : the next revolution in physics /

"Richard Feynman once quipped that "Time is what happens when nothing else does." But Julian Barbour disagrees: if nothing happened, if nothing changed, then time would stop. For time is nothing but change. It is change that we perceive occurring all around us, not time. Put simply, t...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Barbour, Julian B.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2001.
Temas:
Space and time.
Relativity (Physics)
Quantum theory.
Relativité (Physique)
Théorie quantique.
SCIENCE > Physics > Relativity.
Quantum theory
Space and time
Zeit
Physik
Ruimte-tijd-theorie.
Relativiteitstheorie.
Kwantummechanica.
Relatividade (física)
Mecânica quântica.
Tempo.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Part 1. The big picture in simple terms: The main puzzles
  • Time capsules
  • A timeless world
  • Part 2. The invisible framework and the ultimate arena: Alternative frameworks
  • Newton's evidence
  • The two great clocks in the sky
  • Paths in Platonia
  • Part 3. The deep structure of general relativity: The bolt from the blue
  • Minkowski the magician
  • The discovery of general relativity
  • General relativity: the timeless picture
  • Part 4. Quantum mechanics and quantum cosmology: The discovery of quantum mechanics
  • The lesser mysteries
  • The greater mysteries
  • The rules of creation
  • "That damned equation"
  • Part 5. History in the timeless universe: The philosophy of timelessness
  • Static dynamics and time capsules
  • Latent histories and wave packets
  • The creation of records
  • The many-instants interpretation
  • The emergence of time and its arrow
  • Life without time.

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