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The Ontology of Spacetime II - Philosophy and Foundations of Physics Hardcover

Name: The Ontology of Spacetime II - (Philosophy and Foundations of Physics) (Hardcover)
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The sixteen papers collected in this volume are expanded and revised versions of talks delivered at the Second International Conference on the Ontology of Spacetime, organized by the International Society for the Advanced Study of Spacetime (John Earman, President) at Concordia University (Montreal) from 9 to 11 June 2006.
357 Pages
Science, Physics
Series Name: Philosophy and Foundations of Physics

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The sixteen papers collected in this volume are expanded and revised versions of talks delivered at the Second International Conference on the Ontology of Spacetime, organized by the International Society for the Advanced Study of Spacetime (John Earman, President) at Concordia University (Montreal) from 9 to 11 June 2006.

Most chapters are devoted to subjects directly relating to the ontology of spacetime.

The book starts with four papers that discuss the ontological status of spacetime and the processes occurring in it from a point of view that is first of all conceptual and philosophical. The focus then slightly shifts in the five papers that follow, to considerations more directly involving technical considerations from relativity theory. After this, Time, Becoming and Change take centre stage in the next five papers. The book ends with two excursions into relatively uncharted territory: a consideration of the status of Kaluza-Klein theory, and an investigation of possible relations between the nature of spacetime and condensed matter physics, respectively.

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Dimensions (Overall): 10.0 Inches (H) x 7.0 Inches (W) x .81 Inches (D)

Weight: 1.82 Pounds

Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up

Number of Pages: 357

Genre: Science

Sub-Genre: Physics

Series Title: Philosophy and Foundations of Physics

Publisher: Elsevier Science

Theme: Relativity

Format: Hardcover

Language: English

Street Date: August 1, 2008

TCIN: 1006601785

UPC: 9780444532756

Item Number (DPCI): 247-15-5632

Origin: Made in the USA or Imported

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