On Space and Time | 
 enlarge | Creators: Alain Connes, Michael Heller, Roger Penrose, John Polkinghorne, Andrew Taylor, Shahn Majid
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
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ISBN: 052188926X
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Product Description
What is the true nature of space and time? These concepts are at the heart of science, but they remain deeply wrapped in mystery. Both house their structure at the smallest pre-subatomic and the largest cosmological levels continues to defy modern physics and may require revolutionary new ideas for which science is still grasping. This unique 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. Andrew Taylor, Shahn Majid, Roger Penrose, Alain Connes, Michael Heller, and John Polkinghorne all experts in their respective fields, explain their theories in this outstanding compiled text.
Book Description
What is the true nature of space and time? These concepts are at the heart of science, but they remain wrapped in enigma. This unique volume brings together leaders in cosmology, particle physics, quantum gravity, mathematics, philosophy and theology to provide fresh insights into the structure of space and time.
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On the nature of time and space November 12, 2008
Isabel Noronha (United Kingdom)
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
The nature of space and time is not a problem that puzzles physicists, mathematicians and philosophers only. For historians, time and space are two of the three most important categories we need to consider in our analyses. This volume helps put the debate on time and space into a wider context, making a cross disciplinary discussion about the elements that are at the very heart of modern br /science available to non experts whilst, at the same time, offering cutting-edge research on the enigma of time and space. This book was an eye-opener for me as I had no idea that so much on this topic was still such a mystery even to physicists. There are chapters on dark br /matter and energy, on quantum symmetry, on Penrose's pre-Big Bang theory, on particle physics, and on philosophical and theological implications of space and time. It is a book of different levels and in my case the technical aspects were always going to be challenging, br /but its nice to know that the arguments are there for readers who want to work through them. The chapters covering philosophy and theology would be a good place to start. This volume is a must-read for those wishing to understand when did "time" begin, and where is that thing which some call "space"? And it also looks really good on br /my coffee table right next to A Brief History of Time and my battered copy of The End of History.
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