PHILOSOPHY OF PHYSICS / SPACE AND TIME

This concise book introduces nonphysicists to the core philosophical issues surrounding the nature and structure of space and time, and is also an ideal resource for physicists interested in the conceptual foundations of space-time theory. Tim Maudlin's broad hist orical overview examines Aristotelian and Newtonian accounts of space and time, and traces how Galileo's conceptions of relativity a nd space-time led to Einstein's special and general theories of relativity. Maudlin explains special relativity with enough detail t o solve c...[Llegir més]