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Causality, Measurement Theory and the Differentiable Structure of Space-time
R. N. Sen
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Description for Causality, Measurement Theory and the Differentiable Structure of Space-time
hardcover. Introduces graduate students and researchers to mathematical physics, providing a mathematical discourse on the relation between theoretical and experimental physics. Series: Cambridge Monographs on Mathematical Physics. Num Pages: 412 pages, 41 b/w illus. BIC Classification: PHS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 247 x 174 x 28. Weight in Grams: 890.
Introducing graduate students and researchers to mathematical physics, this book discusses two recent developments: the demonstration that causality can be defined on discrete space-times; and Sewell's measurement theory, in which the wave packet is reduced without recourse to the observer's conscious ego, nonlinearities or interaction with the rest of the universe. The definition of causality on a discrete space-time assumes that space-time is made up of geometrical points. Using Sewell's measurement theory, the author concludes that the notion of geometrical points is as meaningful in quantum mechanics as it is in classical mechanics, and that it is impossible to tell ... Read more
Introducing graduate students and researchers to mathematical physics, this book discusses two recent developments: the demonstration that causality can be defined on discrete space-times; and Sewell's measurement theory, in which the wave packet is reduced without recourse to the observer's conscious ego, nonlinearities or interaction with the rest of the universe. The definition of causality on a discrete space-time assumes that space-time is made up of geometrical points. Using Sewell's measurement theory, the author concludes that the notion of geometrical points is as meaningful in quantum mechanics as it is in classical mechanics, and that it is impossible to tell ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
412
Condition
New
Series
Cambridge Monographs on Mathematical Physics
Number of Pages
412
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780521880541
SKU
V9780521880541
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About R. N. Sen
R. N. Sen was a Professor in the Department of Mathematics at Ben-Gurion University, Beer-Sheva, Israel, and is now retired. His main research interests were the theory of symmetry of infinite quantum-mechanical systems and mathematical investigations into the relation between mathematics and physics, particularly the origins of the differentiable structure of space-time. He has taught a broad spectrum of courses ... Read more
Reviews for Causality, Measurement Theory and the Differentiable Structure of Space-time
'Sen has written a superb book. It should be of special interest to any serious senior undergraduate or graduate student in theoretical physics, and to mathematical physicists and mathematicians working in quantum theory, quantum field theory, relativity, or the foundations of physics.' Mathematics Review 'A great deal of interesting historical material is included in these pages, some of it hard ... Read more