The Problem of Time Quantum Mechanics Versus General Relativity /

• Main Author: Anderson, Edward (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
• Series: Fundamental Theories of Physics, 190
• Subjects: Physics.; Mathematical physics.; Gravitation.; Cosmology.; Classical and Quantum Gravitation, Relativity Theory.; Mathematical Physics.; History and Philosophical Foundations of Physics.

This book is a treatise on time and on background independence in physics. It first considers how time is conceived of in each accepted paradigm of physics: Newtonian, special relativity, quantum mechanics (QM) and general relativity (GR). Substantial differences are moreover uncovered between what...