Time's Arrows Today

Time's Arrows Today
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Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Total Pages : 348
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ISBN-10 : 0521599458
ISBN-13 : 9780521599450
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Book Synopsis Time's Arrows Today by : Steven F. Savitt

Download or read book Time's Arrows Today written by Steven F. Savitt and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1997-06-13 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While experience tells us that time flows from the past to the present and into the future, a number of philosophical and physical objections exist to this commonsense view of dynamic time. In an attempt to make sense of this conundrum, philosophers and physicists are forced to confront fascinating questions, such as: Can effects precede causes? Can one travel in time? Can the expansion of the Universe or the process of measurement in quantum mechanics define a direction in time? In this book, researchers from both physics and philosophy attempt to answer these issues in an interesting, yet rigorous way. This fascinating book will be of interest to physicists and philosophers of science and educated general readers interested in the direction of time.


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