Direction of Time, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2014
Coordonnateurs : Albeverio Sergio, Blanchard Philippe
This edited book presents the problems of time and direction from an interdisciplinary point of view, concentrating in particular on the following relations:
? Time and physics
? Time, philosophy and psychology
? Time, mathematics and information theory
It is a unique contribution by philosophers and scientists who are active in mathematics, physics, biology, engineering, information theory and psychology. Questions such as the existence of a Big Bang, the neurobiological basis regarding the coexistence of free will and determinism, intercultural aspects of time, mathematical models of time, psychopathological features of time, and micro reversibility versus macroscopic irreversibility are studied. It also provides a truly interdisciplinary study of the problematic 'arrow of time'.
Models of time.- On Abuse of Time-metaphors.- The Direction of Time, The Role of Reversibility/Irreversibility in the Study of Nature.- The Arrow of Time and Information Theory.- ASYMMETRIES, IRREVERSIBILITY, AND DYNAMICS OF TIME1.- IS TIME REAL?.- Is time directed?.- On the different aspects of time in the fundamental theories of physics.- Quantum Events and Irreversibility.- Time in modern philosophy of physics { a survey.- THE DIRECTION OF TIME IN DYNAMICAL SYSTEMS.- Physics and Our Intuitive Outlook on Time.- The philosophical significance of the relativistic conception of time.- The Direction of Time in Quantum Mechanics.- GEOMETRY OF PSYCHOLOGICAL TIME.- A Computer’s Arrow of Time.- Two-way thermodynamics: Could it really happen?.- Where to Put It? The Direction of Time Between Axioms and Supplementary Conditions.- A Simple Model for Decoherence.- Two Arrows of Time in Nonlocal Particle Dynamics.- Boundary conditions, time reversal and measurements.- Remarks on the Compatibility of Opposite Arrows of Time.- Remarks on the Compatibility of Opposite Arrows of Time II1.
Provides a thorough introduction to the problem of time as a linear concept
Provides a broad cultural study on time, with philosophical, religious and scientific viewpoints
Contains a unique interdisciplinary approach
Will be of interest to humanity students, as well as social and natural science students
Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Date de parution : 09-2016
Ouvrage de 294 p.
15.5x23.5 cm
Disponible chez l'éditeur (délai d'approvisionnement : 15 jours).
Prix indicatif 52,74 €
Ajouter au panierDate de parution : 12-2013
Ouvrage de 294 p.
15.5x23.5 cm
Disponible chez l'éditeur (délai d'approvisionnement : 15 jours).
Prix indicatif 52,74 €
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Mots-clés :
Anthropic Principle; Bohmian Mechanics; Causality; Causality and Mc Taggart’s A and B Series; Consciousness Arrow of Time; Consistent Histories; Cosmology; Decoherence; Direction of Time; Dissipative Systems; Entropy; Epistemic Uncertainties; Free Will and Determinism; Gödel’s Universe; Macroscopic Irreversibility; Mathematical Models of Time; Measuring Process in Quantum Mechanics; Microscopic Irreversibility; Morphogenesis; Psychopathology of Time; Quantum Symmetries; Special and General Relativity; Symmetry Breaki