The Arrows of Time A Debate in Cosmology /

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 th...

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Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Mersini-Houghton, Laura (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Vaas, Rudy (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
Γλώσσα:English
Έκδοση: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2012.
Σειρά:Fundamental Theories of Physics ; 172
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Διαθέσιμο Online:Full Text via HEAL-Link
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505 0 |a Introduction -- The Clock Ambiguity: Implications and New Developments -- Holographic Cosmology and the Arrow of Time -- A "Momentous" Arrow of Time -- The Phantom Bounce: A New Proposal for an Oscillating Cosmology -- The Emergent Nature of Time and the Complex Numbers in Quantum Cosmology -- The Arrow of Time in a Dark-Energy-Dominated Universe -- The Problem of Time for De Sitters Spacetimes -- Fundamental Loss of Quantum Coherence from Quantum Gravity -- Micro-time, Macro-time, and the Pseudo-beginning of the Big Bang -- Open Problems Regarding the Arrow of Time. 
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