Relativity And The Nature Of Spacetime
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Author | : Vesselin Petkov |
Publisher | : Springer Science & Business Media |
Total Pages | : 291 |
Release | : 2006-02-18 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 3540277005 |
Puts the emphasis on conceptual questions: Why is there no such thing as absolute motion? What is the physical meaning of relativity of simultaneity? But, the most important question that is addressed in this book is "what is the nature of spacetime?" or, equivalently, "what is the dimensionality of the world at the macroscopic level?" Develops answers to these questions via a thorough analysis of relativistic effects and explicitly asking whether the objects involved in those effects are three-dimensional or four-dimensional. Discusses the implication of the result (this analysis clearly shows that if the world and the physical objects were three-dimensional, none of the kinematic relativistic effects and the experimental evidence supporting them would be possible) for physics, philosophy, and our entire world view are discussed.
Author | : Vesselin Petkov |
Publisher | : Springer Science & Business Media |
Total Pages | : 320 |
Release | : 2005 |
Genre | : Philosophy |
ISBN | : 9783540238898 |
What is the nature of spacetime? This book develops the answer to this question via a thorough analysis of relativistic effects and explicitly asking whether the objects involved in those effects are three-dimensional or four-dimensional.
Author | : Stephen Hawking |
Publisher | : Princeton University Press |
Total Pages | : 156 |
Release | : 2000 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 9780691050843 |
Can the quantum theory of fields and Einstein's general theory of relativity be united in a single quantum theory of gravity? Can quantum and cosmos ever be combined? Two world-famous physicists debate the issue in this work, based on a series of lectures and a final debate held at the University of Cambridge. 75 line drawings.
Author | : Harvey R. Brown |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 240 |
Release | : 2005-11-24 |
Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | : 0199275831 |
Physical Relativity explores the nature of the distinction at the heart of Einstein's 1905 formulation of his special theory of relativity: that between kinematics and dynamics. Einstein himself became increasingly uncomfortable with this distinction, and with the limitations of what he called the 'principle theory' approach inspired by the logic of thermodynamics. A handful of physicists and philosophers have over the last century likewise expressed doubts about Einstein'streatment of the relativistic behaviour of rigid bodies and clocks in motion in the kinematical part of his great paper, and suggested that the dynamical understanding of length contraction and time dilation intimated by the immediate precursors of Einstein is more fundamental. Harvey Brown both examines andextends these arguments (which support a more 'constructive' approach to relativistic effects in Einstein's terminology), after giving a careful analysis of key features of the pre-history of relativity theory. He argues furthermore that the geometrization of the theory by Minkowski in 1908 brought illumination, but not a causal explanation of relativistic effects. Finally, Brown tries to show that the dynamical interpretation of special relativity defended in the book is consistent with therole this theory must play as a limiting case of Einstein's 1915 theory of gravity: the general theory of relativity.Appearing in the centennial year of Einstein's celebrated paper on special relativity, Physical Relativity is an unusual, critical examination of the way Einstein formulated his theory. It also examines in detail certain specific historical and conceptual issues that have long given rise to debate in both special and general relativity theory, such as the conventionality of simultaneity, the principle of general covariance, and the consistency or otherwise of the special theory withquantum mechanics. Harvey Brown' s new interpretation of relativity theory will interest anyone working on these central topics in modern physics.
Author | : Ulrich Meyer |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 174 |
Release | : 2013-07-25 |
Genre | : Philosophy |
ISBN | : 0199599335 |
This book presents a 'modal' account that emphasizes the similarities between times and the possible worlds in modal logic instead of a 'spatial' account of time that treats instants like positions in space.
Author | : Rafael Ferraro |
Publisher | : Springer Science & Business Media |
Total Pages | : 310 |
Release | : 2007-09-23 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 0387699473 |
This excellent textbook offers a unique take on relativity theory, setting it in its historical context. Ideal for those interested in relativity and the history of physics, the book contains a complete account of special relativity that begins with the historical analysis of the reasons that led to a change in our view of space and time. Its aim is to foster a deep understanding of relativistic spacetime and its consequences for Dynamics.
Author | : Michael Friedman |
Publisher | : Princeton University Press |
Total Pages | : 403 |
Release | : 2014-07-14 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 1400855128 |
This book, explores the conceptual foundations of Einstein's theory of relativity: the fascinating, yet tangled, web of philosophical, mathematical, and physical ideas that is the source of the theory's enduring philosophical interest. Originally published in 1983. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.
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Total Pages | : 160 |
Release | : 2019 |
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ISBN | : 9780691195612 |
Author | : Daniel R. Mayerson |
Publisher | : Springer Nature |
Total Pages | : 170 |
Release | : 2019-11-14 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 3030189147 |
This primer brilliantly exposes concepts related to special and general relativity for the absolute beginner. It can be used either as an introduction to the subject at a high school level or as a useful compass for undergraduates who want to move the first steps towards Einstein's theories. The book is enhanced throughout with many useful exercises and beautiful illustrations to aid understanding. The topics covered include: Lorentz transformations, length contraction and time dilation, the twin paradox (and other paradoxes), Minkowski spacetime, the Einstein equivalence principle, curvature of space and spacetime, geodesics, parallel transport, Einstein’s equations of general relativity, black holes, wormholes, cosmology, gravitational waves, time machines, and much more.
Author | : Vesselin Petkov |
Publisher | : Springer Science & Business Media |
Total Pages | : 326 |
Release | : 2010-03-11 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 9048134757 |
Celebrating the one hundredth anniversary of the 1909 publication of Minkowski’s seminal paper "Space and Time", this volume includes a fresh translation as well as the original in German, and a number of contributed papers on the still-controversial subject.