Time And Matter - Proceedings Of The International Colloquium On The Science Of Time
Author | : Ikaros I Bigi |
Publisher | : World Scientific |
Total Pages | : 337 |
Release | : 2006-02-13 |
ISBN-10 | : 9789814478755 |
ISBN-13 | : 981447875X |
Rating | : 4/5 (55 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: Time and matter are the most fundamental concepts in physics and in any science-based description of the world around us. Quantum theory has, however, revealed many novel insights into these concepts in non-relativistic, relativistic and cosmological contexts. The implications of these novel perspectives have been realized and, in particular, probed experimentally only recently.In the papers in this proceedings, these issues are discussed in a truly interdisciplinary fashion from philosophical and historical perspectives. The leading contributors, including Nobel laureates T W Hänsch and G t' Hooft, address both experimental and theoretical issues.