SPRINGER THE ARROWS OF TIME A DEBATE IN COSMOLOGY 2012 RETAIL

TITLE: THE ARROWS OF TIME: A DEBATE IN COSMOLOGY
PUBLISHER: SPRINGER LANGUAGE: ENGLISH
LINK: http://is.gd/105AHK RELEASE TYPE: RETAIL
FORMAT: PDF RELEASE DATE: 2014.05.28
ISBN: 9783642232596 STORE DATE: 2012
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AUTHOR: MERSINI-HOUGHTON, LAURA, VAAS, RUEDIGER
(EDS.)

BOOK

The concept of time has fascinated humanity throughout history
and remains one of the biggest mysteries in science and
philosophy. Yet a deeper understanding of nature at a fundamental
level can only be achieved through a comprehension of this
strange fourth dimension. Furthermore, the origin of the universe
is closely intertwined with the puzzle of time: Did time emerge
at the big bang? Why does the direction of time 'conspire' with
the remarkably ordered initial state of the
universe?

This book addresses many of the most important questions about
time: What is time, and is it fundamental or emergent? Why is
there such an arrow of time, closely related to the initial state
of the universe, and why do the cosmic, thermodynamic and other
arrows agree? These issues are discussed here by leading experts
and each offers a new perspective on the debate. Their
contributions delve into the most difficult research topic in
physics, also describing the latest cutting edge research on the
subject. The book also offers readers a comparison between the
different outlooks of philosophy, physics and cosmology on the
puzzle of time

This volume is intended to be useful for research purposes, but
most chapters are also accessible to a more general audience of
scientifically educated readers looking for deeper
insights