The river of time /
Novikov, I. D.
The river of time / Igorʹ D. Novikov ; translated from the Russian by Vitaly Kisin. - [1st English edition]. - xxii, 275 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Origins of thinking about time -- Science of time is born -- Light -- The pace of time can be slowed down -- Time machine -- Time, space and gravitation -- Holes in space and time -- Energy extracted from black holes -- Towards the sources of the river of time -- Journey to unusual depths -- Grand Unification -- What produces the flow of time and why in a single direction only? -- Against the flow -- Can we change the past?
Can we change the past? The surprising answer to this question can be found in the final chapters of this book. Examining both the history of the study of time, from the classical Greeks through to the present day, and presenting in detail the modern state of physical research on the subject, this book is a superb overview of a fascinating subject. The figures who have helped to shape our views on time are presented as real people, in the context of their own times and struggles: from Socrates' troubles in Athens, to the experiences of physicists under the old Soviet Union. In addition Novikov details his personal experiences with great Russian and Western physicists, such as Sakharov, Zeldovich, Rees and Hawking, and his travels in the West before the fall of the Iron Curtain.
0521461774 9780521461771 0521467373 9780521467377 0521008484 9780521008488
No price : Formerly CIP
97043010
GB9866109 bnb b9866109
Time.
Time--History.
Time--Philosophy.
Time.
Time--Philosophy.
Sociology Philosophy time history Kisin, Vitaly [Translator]
History.
The river of time / Igorʹ D. Novikov ; translated from the Russian by Vitaly Kisin. - [1st English edition]. - xxii, 275 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Origins of thinking about time -- Science of time is born -- Light -- The pace of time can be slowed down -- Time machine -- Time, space and gravitation -- Holes in space and time -- Energy extracted from black holes -- Towards the sources of the river of time -- Journey to unusual depths -- Grand Unification -- What produces the flow of time and why in a single direction only? -- Against the flow -- Can we change the past?
Can we change the past? The surprising answer to this question can be found in the final chapters of this book. Examining both the history of the study of time, from the classical Greeks through to the present day, and presenting in detail the modern state of physical research on the subject, this book is a superb overview of a fascinating subject. The figures who have helped to shape our views on time are presented as real people, in the context of their own times and struggles: from Socrates' troubles in Athens, to the experiences of physicists under the old Soviet Union. In addition Novikov details his personal experiences with great Russian and Western physicists, such as Sakharov, Zeldovich, Rees and Hawking, and his travels in the West before the fall of the Iron Curtain.
0521461774 9780521461771 0521467373 9780521467377 0521008484 9780521008488
No price : Formerly CIP
97043010
GB9866109 bnb b9866109
Time.
Time--History.
Time--Philosophy.
Time.
Time--Philosophy.
Sociology Philosophy time history Kisin, Vitaly [Translator]
History.