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Physics meets philosophy at the Planck scale : contemporary theories in quantum gravity / / edited by Craig Callender, Nick Huggett [[electronic resource]]
| Physics meets philosophy at the Planck scale : contemporary theories in quantum gravity / / edited by Craig Callender, Nick Huggett [[electronic resource]] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2001 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (x, 365 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) |
| Disciplina | 530.14/3 |
| Soggetto topico | Quantum gravity |
| ISBN |
1-107-11863-8
1-280-42098-7 9786610420988 0-511-17470-5 0-511-04065-2 0-511-15470-4 0-511-30237-1 0-511-61290-7 0-511-04906-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Introduction / Craig Callender and Nick Huggett -- Part 1 -- Theories of quantum gravity and their philosophical dimensions -- Spacetime and the philosophical challenge of quantum gravity / Jeremy Butterfield and Christopher Isham -- Naive quantum gravity / Stephen Weinstein -- Quantum spacetime : What do we know? / Carlo Rovelli -- Part II -- Strings -- Reflections on the fate of spacetime / Edward Witten -- A philosopher looks at string theory / Robert Weingard -- Black holes, dumb holes, and entropy / William G. Unruh -- Part III -Topological quantum field theory -- Higher-dimensional algebra and Planck scale physics / John C. Baez -- Part IV -- Quantum gravity and the interpretation of general relativity -- On general covariance and best matching / Julien B. Barbour -- Pre-Socratic quantum gravity / Gorbon Belot and John Earman -- The origin of the spacetime metric : Bell's 'Lorentzian pedagogy' and its significance in general relativity / Harvey R. Brown and Oliver Pooley -- Part V -- Quantum gravity and the interpretation of quantum mechanics -- Quantum spacetime without observers : Onto logical clarity and the conceptual foundations of quantum gravity / Sheldon Goldstein and Stefan Teufel -- On gravity's role in quantum state reduction / Roger Penrose -- Why the quantum must yield to gravity / Joy Christian. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910450644803321 |
| Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2001 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Physics meets philosophy at the Planck scale : contemporary theories in quantum gravity / / edited by Craig Callender, Nick Huggett [[electronic resource]]
| Physics meets philosophy at the Planck scale : contemporary theories in quantum gravity / / edited by Craig Callender, Nick Huggett [[electronic resource]] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2001 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (x, 365 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) |
| Disciplina | 530.14/3 |
| Soggetto topico | Quantum gravity |
| ISBN |
1-107-11863-8
1-280-42098-7 9786610420988 0-511-17470-5 0-511-04065-2 0-511-15470-4 0-511-30237-1 0-511-61290-7 0-511-04906-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Introduction / Craig Callender and Nick Huggett -- Part 1 -- Theories of quantum gravity and their philosophical dimensions -- Spacetime and the philosophical challenge of quantum gravity / Jeremy Butterfield and Christopher Isham -- Naive quantum gravity / Stephen Weinstein -- Quantum spacetime : What do we know? / Carlo Rovelli -- Part II -- Strings -- Reflections on the fate of spacetime / Edward Witten -- A philosopher looks at string theory / Robert Weingard -- Black holes, dumb holes, and entropy / William G. Unruh -- Part III -Topological quantum field theory -- Higher-dimensional algebra and Planck scale physics / John C. Baez -- Part IV -- Quantum gravity and the interpretation of general relativity -- On general covariance and best matching / Julien B. Barbour -- Pre-Socratic quantum gravity / Gorbon Belot and John Earman -- The origin of the spacetime metric : Bell's 'Lorentzian pedagogy' and its significance in general relativity / Harvey R. Brown and Oliver Pooley -- Part V -- Quantum gravity and the interpretation of quantum mechanics -- Quantum spacetime without observers : Onto logical clarity and the conceptual foundations of quantum gravity / Sheldon Goldstein and Stefan Teufel -- On gravity's role in quantum state reduction / Roger Penrose -- Why the quantum must yield to gravity / Joy Christian. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910783200103321 |
| Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2001 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Physics meets philosophy at the Planck scale : contemporary theories in quantum gravity / / edited by Craig Callender, Nick Huggett
| Physics meets philosophy at the Planck scale : contemporary theories in quantum gravity / / edited by Craig Callender, Nick Huggett |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge, UK ; ; New York, : Cambridge University Press, 2001 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (x, 365 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) |
| Disciplina | 530.15/3 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
CallenderCraig <1968->
HuggettNick |
| Soggetto topico | Quantum gravity |
| ISBN |
1-107-11863-8
1-280-42098-7 9786610420988 0-511-17470-5 0-511-04065-2 0-511-15470-4 0-511-30237-1 0-511-61290-7 0-511-04906-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Introduction / Craig Callender and Nick Huggett -- Part 1 -- Theories of quantum gravity and their philosophical dimensions -- Spacetime and the philosophical challenge of quantum gravity / Jeremy Butterfield and Christopher Isham -- Naive quantum gravity / Stephen Weinstein -- Quantum spacetime : What do we know? / Carlo Rovelli -- Part II -- Strings -- Reflections on the fate of spacetime / Edward Witten -- A philosopher looks at string theory / Robert Weingard -- Black holes, dumb holes, and entropy / William G. Unruh -- Part III -Topological quantum field theory -- Higher-dimensional algebra and Planck scale physics / John C. Baez -- Part IV -- Quantum gravity and the interpretation of general relativity -- On general covariance and best matching / Julien B. Barbour -- Pre-Socratic quantum gravity / Gorbon Belot and John Earman -- The origin of the spacetime metric : Bell's 'Lorentzian pedagogy' and its significance in general relativity / Harvey R. Brown and Oliver Pooley -- Part V -- Quantum gravity and the interpretation of quantum mechanics -- Quantum spacetime without observers : Onto logical clarity and the conceptual foundations of quantum gravity / Sheldon Goldstein and Stefan Teufel -- On gravity's role in quantum state reduction / Roger Penrose -- Why the quantum must yield to gravity / Joy Christian. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910815574403321 |
| Cambridge, UK ; ; New York, : Cambridge University Press, 2001 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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