Relativity and the Dimensionality of the World
Vesselin . Ed(S): Petkov
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Description for Relativity and the Dimensionality of the World
Hardback. Focuses on the question: is spacetime nothing more than a mathematical space (which describes the evolution in time of the ordinary three-dimensional world) or is it a mathematical model of a real four-dimensional world with time entirely given as the fourth dimension? Editor(s): Petkov, Vesselin. Series: Fundamental Theories of Physics. Num Pages: 293 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDA; PHR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 1310.
All physicists would agree that one of the most fundamental problems of the 21st century physics is the dimensionality of the world. In the four-dimensional world of Minkowski (or Minkowski spacetime) the most challenging problem is the nature of the temporal dimension. In Minkowski spacetime it is merely one of the four dimensions, which means that it is entirely given like the other three spacial dimensions. If the temporal dimension were not given in its entirety and only one constantly changing moment of it existed, Minkowski spacetime would be reduced to the ordinary three-dimensional space.
But if the physical world, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
293
Condition
New
Series
Fundamental Theories of Physics
Number of Pages
277
Place of Publication
New York, NY, United States
ISBN
9781402063176
SKU
V9781402063176
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99-15
Reviews for Relativity and the Dimensionality of the World
Aus den Rezensionen: "... Dem Physiker und Philosophen Vesselin Petkov ... ist es wie kaum einem anderen zu verdanken, die Raumzeit-Problematik in der Diskussion zu halten. Passend zum hundertjahrigen Jubilaum der Minkowski-Rede hat er einen Band herausgegeben, in dem 18 hochkaratige Autoren das Problem von der 'Relativity and the Dimensionality of the World' aus verschiedenen Perspektiven angehen. Wer sich tiefer ... Read more