{"product_id":"the-march-of-time-evolving-conceptions-of-time-in-the-light-of-scientific-discoveries-9783642353468","title":"The March of Time: Evolving Conceptions of Time in the Light of Scientific Discoveries","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1 Evolving Conceptions of Time in the Light of Scientific Discoveries.- \u003c\/b\u003eIntroduction.- \u003cb\u003e2 Time and Cosmology.- \u003c\/b\u003eGreek Astronomy.- Plato and Aristotle.- The Need for Physical Time.- Kant's Cosmology.- Time and Causality.- The Topology of Time.- The Metric of Time.-\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eSome Advances in the Theory of Time in Classical Physics.- Time in Modern Physics.- The Measurement of Time in Quantum Mechanics.- Why Measurement?.- On Permissible Inferences from Scientific Theories.- \u003cb\u003e3 Flux and Stasis.-\u003c\/b\u003eParmenidean Stasis and Heraclitean Flux.- Idealism About Time.- Realism About Time.- Relationism About Time.- The Theory of Relativity and the Block Universe.- Minkowski Spacetime and the Block Universe.- An Alternative Representation of Minkowski Space-Time.- Space-Time and Invariance.- The General Theory of Relativity.- Substantivalism and Relationism About Space-Time.- \u003cb\u003e4 Symmetry and Asymmetry.- \u003c\/b\u003eFundamental Equations and Human Experience.-\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eEntropy and Order.- Reversibility and Irreversibility.- The Role of Boundary Conditions.- The Emergence of Time.- Time in Basic Quantum Mechanics.- Time Travel Scenarios.- \u003cb\u003e5 Conclusion.- \u003c\/b\u003eBibliography.- Index.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Springer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/13\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9783642353468\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 284\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.20h x 6.40w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2013\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Friedel Weinert","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43471295119541,"sku":"9783642353468","price":32.29,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_f31edfa5-ccf3-40bd-8bbf-845fd4e69d27.jpg?v=1704825583","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-march-of-time-evolving-conceptions-of-time-in-the-light-of-scientific-discoveries-9783642353468","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}