Time Machines
Time Travel in Physics, Metaphysics, and Science Fiction
Seiten
2001
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2nd ed. 1999. Corr. 2nd printing 2001
Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
978-0-387-98571-8 (ISBN)
Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
978-0-387-98571-8 (ISBN)
This book 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; time travel paradoxes, and much more.
This book 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.
This book 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.
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
| Zusatzinfo | XXXIV, 628 p. |
|---|---|
| Verlagsort | New York, NY |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 156 x 234 mm |
| Gewicht | 2440 g |
| Themenwelt | Geschichte ► Hilfswissenschaften ► Chronologie |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Anglistik / Amerikanistik | |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Literaturwissenschaft | |
| Naturwissenschaften ► Physik / Astronomie ► Allgemeines / Lexika | |
| Naturwissenschaften ► Physik / Astronomie ► Astronomie / Astrophysik | |
| Naturwissenschaften ► Physik / Astronomie ► Relativitätstheorie | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-387-98571-9 / 0387985719 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-387-98571-8 / 9780387985718 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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