The Arrows of Time A Debate in Cosmology /

• 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
• Θέματα: Physics.; Philosophy and science.; Quantum field theory.; String theory.; Gravitation.; Classical and Quantum Gravitation, Relativity Theory.; Philosophy of Science.; Quantum Field Theories, String Theory.

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...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• 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.