Philosophy of Physics : : Space and Time / / Tim Maudlin.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Princeton University Press eBook-Package Backlist 2000-2013
• VerfasserIn: Maudlin, Tim,
• Place / Publishing House: Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2012]; ©2012
• Year of Publication: 2012
• Language: English
• Series: Princeton Foundations of Contemporary Philosophy ; 5
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (200 p.) :; 32 line illus.
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Contents --; Acknowledgments --; Introduction: The Aim and Structure of These Volumes --; Chapter One. Classical Accounts of Space and Time --; Chapter Two. Evidence for Spatial and Temporal Structure --; Chapter Three. Eliminating Unobservable Structure --; Chapter Four. Special Relativity --; Chapter Five. The Physics of Measurement --; Chapter Six. General Relativity --; Chapter Seven. The Direction and Topology of Time --; Appendix: Some Problems in Special Relativistic Physics --; References --; Index
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9781400842339; 9783110442502
• DOI: 10.1515/9781400842339?locatt=mode:legacy
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Tim Maudlin.

This concise book introduces nonphysicists to the core philosophical issues surrounding the nature and structure of space and time, and is also an ideal resource for physicists interested in the conceptual foundations of space-time theory. Tim Maudlin's broad historical overview examines Aristotelian and Newtonian accounts of space and time, and traces how Galileo's conceptions of relativity and space-time led to Einstein's special and general theories of relativity. Maudlin explains special relativity with enough detail to solve concrete physical problems while presenting general relativity in more qualitative terms. Additional topics include the Twins Paradox, the physical aspects of the Lorentz-FitzGerald contraction, the constancy of the speed of light, time travel, the direction of time, and more. Introduces nonphysicists to the philosophical foundations of space-time theory Provides a broad historical overview, from Aristotle to Einstein Explains special relativity geometrically, emphasizing the intrinsic structure of space-time Covers the Twins Paradox, Galilean relativity, time travel, and more Requires only basic algebra and no formal knowledge of physics