J. B. Kennedy

Space, Time and Einstein

An Introduction

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Produktbeschreibung

This introduction to one of the liveliest and most popular fields in philosophy is written specifically for a beginning readership with no background in philosophy or science. Step-by-step analyses of the key arguments are provided and the philosophical heart of the issues is revealed without recourse to jargon, maths, or logical formulas. The book introduces Einstein's revolutionary ideas in a clear and simple way, along with the concepts and arguments of philosophers, both ancient and modern that have proved of lasting value. Specifically, the theories of the ancient Greek philosophers, Zeno, Euclid and Parmenides are considered alongside the ideas of Newton, Leibniz and Kant as well as the giants of twentieth-century physics, Einstein and Lorentz. The problems at the heart of the philosophy of space and time, such as change, motion, infinity, shape, and inflation, are examined and the seismic impact made by relativity theory and quantum theory is assessed in the light of the latest research. The writing is lucid and entertaining, allowing a beginning readership to grasp some difficult concepts while offering the more experienced reader a succinct and illuminating presentation of the state of the debate. "Space, Time and Einstein" shows the reader the excitement of scientific discovery and the beauty of theory in the search for answers to these fundamental questions.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Routledge
• Seitenzahl: 256
• Erscheinungstermin: 31. Januar 2003
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 327g
• ISBN-13: 9781902683676
• ISBN-10: 1902683676
• Artikelnr.: 21922958

Autorenporträt

Kennedy, J.B.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface and acknowledgements Part I: Einstein's revolution 1. From
Aristotle to Hiroshima 2. Einstein in a nutshell 3. The twin paradox 4. How
to build an atomic bomb 5. The four-dimensional universe 6. Time travel is
possible 7. Can the mind understand the world? Part II: Philosophical
progress 8. Who invented space? 9. Zeno's paradoxes: is motion impossible?
10. Philosophers at war: Newton vs Leibniz 11. The philosophy of left and
right 12. The unreality of time 13. General relativity: is space curved?
14. The fall of geometry: is mathematics certain? 15. The resurrection of
absolutes 16. The resilience of space Part III: Frontiers 17. Faster than
light: was Einstein wrong? 18. The Big Bang: how did the universe begin?
19. Black holes: trapdoors to nowhere 20. Why haven't aliens come visiting?
21. The inflationary and accelerating universe 22. Should we believe the
physicists? Appendices Index