Relativity Science & Technology
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Relativity Science & Technology
Hardback. Ryan Wasserman explores a range of fascinating puzzles raised by the possibility of time travel, with entertaining examples from physics, science fiction, and popular culture, and he draws out their implications for our understanding of time, tense, freedom, fatalism, causation, counterfactuals, laws of nature, persistence, change, and mereology. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: HPJ; PDA; PHR. Dimension: 234 x 153. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198793335
- ISBN
- 9780198793335
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 115.09
€ 115.09
Paperback. A modern thinking person's guide to all of Einstein's relativity. Full of mathematical rigor, but stressing physical insight, motivation, and clarity of concepts and logic, rather than mere formalism or experimental detail. Over 300 thought-provoking problems. Num Pages: 448 pages, 126 line drawings. BIC Classification: PHR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 158 x 25. Weight in Grams: 640.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 448
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198567325
- ISBN
- 9780198567325
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 72.62
€ 72.62
Paperback. Bradford Skow presents an original defense of the 'block universe' theory of time, often said to be a theory according to which time does not pass. He provides in-depth discussions of alternative theories, reconciles objective becoming with relativistic physics, and re-evaluates our 'experience' of the passage of time in relation to the argument. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: HPJ; PDA; PHR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 158 x 237 x 23. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198776697
- ISBN
- 9780198776697
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.85
€ 54.85
Paperback. This 1973 book discusses Einstein's General Theory of Relativity and its predictions concerning black holes and singularities in space-time itself. Series Editor(s): Landshoff, P. V.; Nelson, David R.; Weinberg, S. Series: Cambridge Monographs on Mathematical Physics. Num Pages: 404 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PHR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 606. Series: Cambridge Monographs on Mathematical Physics. 404 pages. This 1973 book discusses Einstein's General Theory of Relativity and its predictions concerning black holes and singularities in space-time itself. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: PHR. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 21. Weight: 632. Series Editor(s) :Landshoff, P.V.; Nelson, D. R.; Weinberg, S.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Number of pages
- 404
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1975
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521099066
- ISBN
- 9780521099066
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 56.50
€ 56.50