Space, Time, and Spacetime Physical and Philosophical Implications of Minkowski's Unification of Space and Time /

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Petkov, Vesselin (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2010.
• Σειρά: Fundamental Theories of Physics ; 167
• Θέματα: Physics.; Philosophy and science.; Gravitation.; Classical and Quantum Gravitation, Relativity Theory.; Philosophy of Science.; Theoretical, Mathematical and Computational Physics.
• Φυσική περιγραφή: XII, 314 p. online resource.
• ISBN: 9783642135385

This volume is dedicated to the centennial anniversary of Minkowski's discovery of spacetime. It contains selected papers by physicists and philosophers on the Nature and Ontology of Spacetime. The first six papers, comprising Part I of the book, provide examples of the impact of Minkowski's spacetime representation of special relativity on the twentieth century physics. Part II also contains six papers which deal with implications of Minkowski's ideas for the philosophy of space and time. The last part is represented by two papers which explore the influence of Minkowski's ideas beyond the philosophy of space and time.