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Autore |
Earman John |
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Titolo |
Bangs, crunches, whimpers, and shrieks : singularities and acausalities in relativistic spacetimes / / John Earman |
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New York, New York ; ; Oxford, [England] : , : Oxford University Press, , 1995 |
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©1995 |
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ISBN |
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0-19-772999-1 |
1-280-45113-0 |
9786610451135 |
0-19-534464-2 |
1-60256-632-1 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (270 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Space and time |
General relativity (Physics) |
Singularities (Mathematics) |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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1. Introducing Spacetime Singularities and Acausalities -- 2. Defining, Characterizing, and Proving the Existence of Spacetime Singularities -- 3. Cosmic Censorship -- 4. Supertasks -- 5. The Big Bang and the Horizon Problem -- 6. Time Travel -- 7. Eternal Recurrence, Cyclic Time, and All That -- 8. Afterword. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Explains the technical issues of general relativity theory and discusses how these issues bear upon philosophical problems about the nature of space and time, causality, and laws of nature. This book provides an overview of the technical literature as well as analytical commentary on its philosophical significance. |
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