On space and time / Alain Connes [and others] ; edited by Shahn Majid.
Material type: TextSeries: ISSR LibraryPublisher: Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2008Description: xx, 287 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmContent type:- text
- still image
- unmediated
- volume
- 9780521889261
- 052188926X
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
The dark universe / Andrew Taylor -- Quantum spacetime and physical reality / Shahn Majid -- Causality, quantum theory and cosmology / Roger Penrose -- On the fine structure of spacetime / Alain Connes -- Where physics meets metaphysics / Michael Heller -- The nature of time / John Polkinghorne.
This volume brings together world leaders in cosmology, particle physics, quantum gravity, mathematics, philosophy and theology, to provide fresh insights into the deep structure of space and time. In one essay, Andrew Taylor explains the evidence for dark matter and dark energy.
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Essays on the nature of time and space (mostly in non technical language)
A primer in non technical language by noted scholars on the true nature of space and time. Background of authors include astrophysics, cosmology, particle physics, quantum gravity, philosophy and theology. Six distinct papers. Index.
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