The structural foundations of quantum gravity /

What is spacetime? General relativity and quantum field theory answer this question in very different ways. This collection of essays by physicists and philosophers looks at the problem of uniting these two most fundamental theories of our world, focusing on the nature of space and time within this...

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Gespeichert in:
1. Verfasser:
Rickles
Weitere Verfasser:
Rickles, Dean (HerausgeberIn), French, Steven (HerausgeberIn), Saatsi, Juha (HerausgeberIn)
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
Oxford : New York : Clarendon ; Oxford University Press, 2006.
Ausgabe:
1st ed.
Zusammenfassung:
What is spacetime? General relativity and quantum field theory answer this question in very different ways. This collection of essays by physicists and philosophers looks at the problem of uniting these two most fundamental theories of our world, focusing on the nature of space and time within this new quantum framework, and the kind of metaphysical picture suggested by recent developments in physics and mathematics. This is a book that will inspire furtherphilosophical reflection on recent advances in modern physics.
Umfang:
1 online resource (xii, 270 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografie:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780191515026
0191515027
9780191699436
0191699438
9781280757693
1280757698
9781429465113
1429465115
Schlagworte:
Quantum gravity.
Physics.
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