The Arrows of Time A Debate in Cosmology /

The concept of time has fascinated humanity throughout history, and remains one of the biggest mysteries in science and philosophy. Yet a deeper understanding of nature at a fundamental level can only be achieved through a comprehension of this strange fourth dimension. Furthermore, the origin of th...

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Cote:Libro Electrónico
Collectivité auteur: SpringerLink (Online service)
Autres auteurs: Mersini-Houghton, Laura (Éditeur intellectuel), Vaas, Rudy (Éditeur intellectuel)
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2012.
Édition:1st ed. 2012.
Collection:Fundamental Theories of Physics, 172
Sujets:
Gravitation.
Science-Philosophy.
Elementary particles (Physics).
Quantum field theory.
Classical and Quantum Gravity.
Philosophy of Science.
Elementary Particles, Quantum Field Theory.
Accès en ligne:Texto Completo
Table des matières:
  • Introduction
  • The Clock Ambiguity: Implications and New Developments
  • Holographic Cosmology and the Arrow of Time
  • A "Momentous" Arrow of Time
  • The Phantom Bounce: A New Proposal for an Oscillating Cosmology
  • The Emergent Nature of Time and the Complex Numbers in Quantum Cosmology
  • The Arrow of Time in a Dark-Energy-Dominated Universe
  • The Problem of Time for De Sitters Spacetimes
  • Fundamental Loss of Quantum Coherence from Quantum Gravity
  • Micro-time, Macro-time, and the Pseudo-beginning of the Big Bang
  • Open Problems Regarding the Arrow of Time.

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