Time in Physics (Tutorials, Schools, and Workshops in the Mathematical Sciences) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 3319686542 ISBN 13: 9783319686547

Publisher: Birkhäuser, 2017

Synopsis

One of the most important questions concerning the foundations of physics, especially since the discovery of relativity and quantum theory, is the nature and role of time. In this book we bring together researchers from different areas of physics, mathematics, computer science and philosophy to discuss the role time plays in physics. There have been few books on this topic to date, and two of the key aims of the workshop and this book are to encourage more researchers to explore this area, and to pique students’ interest in the different roles time plays in physics.

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One of the most important questions concerning the foundations of physics, especially since the discovery of relativity and quantum theory, is the nature and role of time. In this book we bring together researchers from different areas of physics, mathematics, computer science and philosophy to discuss the role time plays in physics. There have been few books on this topic to date, and two of the key aims of the workshop and this book are to encourage more researchers to explore this area, and to pique students’ interest in the different roles time plays in physics.

Edition details

• Publisher: Birkhäuser
• Publication date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3319686542
• ISBN 13: 9783319686547
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 167
• Editor: Renner Renato, Stupar Sandra