Time Machines

Time Travel in Physics, Metaphysics, and Science Fiction
2. Auflage. Softcover Nachdruck of the original 2. Auflage 1999
ISBN: 978-0-387-95222-2
Verlag: Springer

Buch, Englisch, 628 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 1003 g

"Here's a gem of a book.all peppered with delightful notes from science fiction films, novels, and comics. I can't turn a page without finding a jewel." Clifford Stoll, University of California, Berkeley, author of The Cuckoo's Egg "The research that has gone into this book is impressive." Nature "For professional physicists much of the value lies in the extensive technical appendices and footnotes, and the exhaustive list of references. But if, like me, you are a child at heart, the real fun lies in the zany stories and wild speculations." Physics World Time Machines 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.

Zielgruppe

Professional/practitioner

Autoren/Hrsg.

Nahin, Paul J.

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Philosophie der Mathematik, Philosophie der Physik
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften Interdisziplinär Zeit: Philosophische, Psychologische, Soziale Aspekte
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Metaphysik, Ontologie
• Naturwissenschaften Physik Quantenphysik Relativität, Gravitation
• Naturwissenschaften Astronomie Zeitmesssysteme, Relativitätstheorie
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Wissenschaftstheorie, Wissenschaftsphilosophie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

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