Herstein Whitehead and the Measurement Problem of Cosmology

1. Auflage 2013
ISBN: 978-3-11-032826-4
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: PDF
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E-Book, Englisch, 215 Seiten

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Einstein's General Theory of Relativity links the metrical structure of the cosmic order (or "cosmology") to the contingent distributions of matter and energy throughout the universe, one of the chief areas of investigation in astrophysics. However, presently we have neither devised nor discovered system of uniform relations whereby we can make our cosmological measurements intelligible. This is "the measurement problem of cosmology." Using both historical ideas (such as A.N. Whitehead's work in the 1920s) and contemporary evidence and theories, argue that the measurement problem has neither been fully understood nor rightly interpreted. With better grasp of this problem, such as am attempting to provide, the prospects for solution look brighter.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Herstein, Gary L.

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Naturphilosophie, Philosophie und Evolution
• Naturwissenschaften Astronomie Kosmologie, Urknalltheorie
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Geschichte der Westlichen Philosophie Westliche Philosophie: 20./21. Jahrhundert
• Naturwissenschaften Physik Angewandte Physik Astrophysik
• Naturwissenschaften Astronomie Astrophysik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1;Table of Contents;4
2;Preface;7
3;Introduction;9
4;CHAPTER ONE The Measurement Problem of Cosmology;15
5;Appendix:Who’s Afraid of Differential Geometry?;37
6;CHAPTER TWO Chaos, Confusion and Cosmology;52
7;CHAPTER THREE Metrical Theories vs. Theories ofMeasurement;85
8;CHAPTER FOUR The Nature of Nature;121
9;CHAPTER FIVE Nuts and Bolts;148
10;CHAPTER SIX The Big(ger) Picture;178
11;REFERENCES;208