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Reflections on Spacetime: Foundations, Philosophy, History
. Ed(S): Majer, Ulrich; Schmidt, Heinz-Jurgen
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hardcover. Focusing on unsolved questions, such as the possibility of time machines, referential indeterminacy, the hole problem, and the conventional vs empirical character of spacetime, this book presents a collection of research papers, written by those who had participated in the Zentrum fur interdisziplinare Forschung during the academic year 1992/93. Editor(s): Majer, Ulrich; Schmidt, Heinz-Jurgen. Num Pages: 165 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDX; PHR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 11. Weight in Grams: 426.
REFLECTIONS ON SPACETIME - FOUNDATIONS, PHILOSOPHY AND HISTORY During the academic year 1992/93, an interdisciplinary research group constituted itself at the Zentrum fUr interdisziplinare Forschung (ZiF) in Bielefeld, Germany, under the title 'Semantical Aspects of Spacetime Theories', in which philosophers and physicists worked on topics in the interpretation and history of relativity theory. The present issue consists of contributions resulting from material presented and discussed in the group during the course of that year. The scope of the papers ranges from rather specialised issues arising from general relativity such as the problem of referential indeterminacy, to foundational questions regarding spacetime ... Read more
REFLECTIONS ON SPACETIME - FOUNDATIONS, PHILOSOPHY AND HISTORY During the academic year 1992/93, an interdisciplinary research group constituted itself at the Zentrum fUr interdisziplinare Forschung (ZiF) in Bielefeld, Germany, under the title 'Semantical Aspects of Spacetime Theories', in which philosophers and physicists worked on topics in the interpretation and history of relativity theory. The present issue consists of contributions resulting from material presented and discussed in the group during the course of that year. The scope of the papers ranges from rather specialised issues arising from general relativity such as the problem of referential indeterminacy, to foundational questions regarding spacetime ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Springer United States
Number of pages
165
Condition
New
Number of Pages
165
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9780792337126
SKU
V9780792337126
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