Bangs, crunches, whimpers, and shrieks : singularities and acausalities in relativistic spacetimes /

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Explains the technical issues of general relativity theory and discusses how these issues bear upon philosophical problems about the nature of space and time, causality, and laws of nature. This book provides an overview of the technical literature as well as analytical commentary on its philosophic...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Earman, John
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York : Oxford University Press, 1995.
Subjects:
Space and time.
General relativity (Physics)
Singularities (Mathematics)
Relativité générale (Physique)
Singularités (Mathématiques)
SCIENCE > Physics > Relativity.
Space and time
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Introducing Spacetime Singularities and Acausalities; 2. Defining, Characterizing, and Proving the Existence of Spacetime Singularities; 3. Cosmic Censorship; 4. Supertasks; 5. The Big Bang and the Horizon Problem; 6. Time Travel; 7. Eternal Recurrence, Cyclic Time, and All That; 8. Afterword; References; Index.

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