Philosophy of Physics : : Space and Time / / 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 Aristo...
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| Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Princeton University Press eBook-Package Backlist 2000-2013 |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2012] ©2012 |
| Year of Publication: | 2012 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Princeton Foundations of Contemporary Philosophy ;
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (200 p.) :; 32 line illus. |
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Table of Contents:
- 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