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Petkov, Vesselin |
Seven Fundamental Concepts in Spacetime Physics |
I12958 |
2024 |
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Petkov, Vesselin |
Seven Fundamental Concepts in Spacetime Physics |
I11827 |
2021 |
eBook |
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Petkov, Vesselin |
Space, Time, and Spacetime |
I08279 |
2010 |
eBook |
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Petkov, Vesselin |
Minkowski Spacetime: A Hundred Years Later |
I07971 |
2010 |
eBook |
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Ashtekar, Abhay |
Springer Handbook of Spacetime |
I07944 |
2014 |
eBook |
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Petkov, Vesselin |
Relativity and the Nature of Spacetime |
I07751 |
2009 |
eBook |
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Petkov, Vesselin |
Relativity and the Nature of Spacetime |
I07130 |
2005 |
eBook |
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Petkov, Vesselin |
Relativity and the Dimensionality of the World |
I06934 |
2007 |
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| Title | Space, Time, and Spacetime : Physical and Philosophical Implications of Minkowski's Unification of Space and Time |
| Author(s) | Petkov, Vesselin |
| Publication | Berlin, Heidelberg, Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2010. |
| Description | XII, 314 p : online resource |
| Abstract Note | This volume is dedicated to the centennial anniversary of Minkowski's discovery of spacetime. It contains selected papers by physicists and philosophers on the Nature and Ontology of Spacetime. The first six papers, comprising Part I of the book, provide examples of the impact of Minkowski's spacetime representation of special relativity on the twentieth century physics. Part II also contains six papers which deal with implications of Minkowski's ideas for the philosophy of space and time. The last part is represented by two papers which explore the influence of Minkowski's ideas beyond the philosophy of space and time |
| ISBN,Price | 9783642135385 |
| Keyword(s) | 1. Classical and Quantum Gravitation, Relativity Theory
2. EBOOK
3. EBOOK - SPRINGER
4. GRAVITATION
5. MATHEMATICAL PHYSICS
6. Philosophy and science
7. PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE
8. Theoretical, Mathematical and Computational Physics
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| Title | Minkowski Spacetime: A Hundred Years Later |
| Author(s) | Petkov, Vesselin |
| Publication | Dordrecht, Springer Netherlands, 2010. |
| Description | XLII, 326 p : online resource |
| Abstract Note | This volume is dedicated to the one hundredth anniversary of the publication of Hermann Minkowski's paper "Space and Time" in 1909. His work on the spacetime representation of special relativity had a huge impact on the twentieth century physics to the extent that modern physics would be impossible without the notion of spacetime. While there is consensus on the mathematical significance of spacetime in theoretical physics, for a hundred years there has been no consensus on the nature of spacetime itself. We owe Minkowski a clear answer to the question of the nature of spacetime -- whether it is only a mathematical space or represents a real four-dimensional world. A century after its publication the original Minkowski paper still represents an enrichment to the physicists, especially the relativists, who read it with the intent to fully investigate the depth of Minkowski's ideas on space and time and the physical meaning of special relativity. The volume begins with an excellent retranslation of Minkowski's paper by Dennis Lehmkuhl, accompanied by the original German version of the article. The fourteen contributions are divided into three parts entitled "The Impact of Minkowski Spacetime on the Twentieth Century Physics from a Historical Perspective", "Implications of Minkowski Spacetime for Theoretical Physics", and "Conceptual and Philosophical Issues of Minkowski Spacetime." |
| ISBN,Price | 9789048134755 |
| Keyword(s) | 1. Classical and Quantum Gravitation, Relativity Theory
2. EBOOK
3. EBOOK - SPRINGER
4. GRAVITATION
5. History and Philosophical Foundations of Physics
6. Philosophy and science
7. PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE
8. PHYSICS
9. QUANTUM PHYSICS
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| Title | Springer Handbook of Spacetime |
| Author(s) | Ashtekar, Abhay;Petkov, Vesselin |
| Publication | Berlin, Heidelberg, Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2014. |
| Description | L, 950 p. 130 illus : online resource |
| Abstract Note | The Springer Handbook of Spacetime is dedicated to the ground-breaking paradigm shifts embodied in the two relativity theories, and describes in detail the profound reshaping of physical sciences they ushered in. It includes in a single volume chapters on foundations, on the underlying mathematics, on physical and astrophysical implications, experimental evidence and cosmological predictions, as well as chapters on efforts to unify general relativity and quantum physics. The Handbook can be used as a desk reference by researchers in a wide variety of fields, not only by specialists in relativity but also by researchers in related areas that either grew out of, or are deeply influenced by, the two relativity theories: cosmology, astronomy and astrophysics, high energy physics, quantum field theory, mathematics, and philosophy of science. It should also serve as a valuable resource for graduate students and young researchers entering these areas, and for instructors who teach courses on these subjects. The Handbook is divided into six parts. Part A: Introduction to Spacetime Structure. Part B: Foundational Issues. Part C: Spacetime Structure and Mathematics. Part D: Confronting Relativity theories with observations. Part E: General relativity and the universe. Part F: Spacetime beyond Einstein. Key Topics ??? Historical origins of the spacetime notion ??? Basic ideas of special and general relativity ??? Nature of time and gravity ??? Mathematical structures ??? Physical and astrophysical implications ??? Observational status of the two relativity theories, ??? Various approaches to unify general relativity and quantum physics. Features ??? Concise, clear and coherent presentation ??? Research and application-oriented ??? Includes recent developments ??? Exhaustive references to approved data ??? All chapters with summaries ??? A resource for graduate students, researchers and teachers in the field |
| ISBN,Price | 9783642419928 |
| Keyword(s) | 1. ASTRONOMY
2. Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology
3. ASTROPHYSICS
4. Classical and Quantum Gravitation, Relativity Theory
5. EBOOK
6. EBOOK - SPRINGER
7. GRAVITATION
8. History and Philosophical Foundations of Physics
9. Mathematical Applications in the Physical Sciences
10. MATHEMATICAL PHYSICS
11. PHYSICS
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| Title | Relativity and the Nature of Spacetime |
| Author(s) | Petkov, Vesselin |
| Publication | Berlin, Heidelberg, Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2009. |
| Description | XIII, 316 p. 70 illus : online resource |
| Abstract Note | The most important question that is addressed in this book is "what is the nature (the ontological status) of spacetime?" or, equivalently, "what is the dimensionality of the world at the macroscopic level?" The answer to this question is developed via a thorough analysis of relativistic effects and explicitly asking whether the objects involved in those effects are three-dimensional or four-dimensional. This analysis clearly shows that if the world and the physical objects were three-dimensional, none of the kinematic relativistic effects and the experimental evidence supporting them would be possible. The implications of this result for physics, philosophy, and our entire world view are discussed. This new edition has been significantly expanded with new sections, appendices, notes and references. The arguments of the previous edition are strengthened; new developments in the field are presented and integrated to yield a thoroughly convincing and clear treatment |
| ISBN,Price | 9783642019623 |
| Keyword(s) | 1. Classical and Quantum Gravitation, Relativity Theory
2. EBOOK
3. EBOOK - SPRINGER
4. GRAVITATION
5. Mathematical Methods in Physics
6. PHILOSOPHY
7. Philosophy, general
8. PHYSICS
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| Title | Relativity and the Nature of Spacetime |
| Author(s) | Petkov, Vesselin |
| Publication | Berlin, Heidelberg, Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2005. |
| Description | XII, 300 p. 60 illus : online resource |
| Abstract Note | The most important question that is addressed in this book is "what is the nature (the ontological status) of spacetime?" or, equivalently, "what is the dimensionality of the world at the macroscopic level?" The answer to this question is developed via a thorough analysis of relativistic effects and explicitly asking whether the objects involved in those effects are three-dimensional or four-dimensional. This analysis clearly shows that if the world and the physical objects were three-dimensional, none of the kinematic relativistic effects and the experimental evidence supporting them would be possible. The implications of this result for physics, philosophy, and our entire world view are discussed |
| ISBN,Price | 9783540277002 |
| Keyword(s) | 1. Classical and Quantum Gravitation, Relativity Theory
2. EBOOK
3. EBOOK - SPRINGER
4. GRAVITATION
5. Mathematical Methods in Physics
6. Philosophy and science
7. PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE
8. PHYSICS
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| Title | Relativity and the Dimensionality of the World |
| Author(s) | Petkov, Vesselin |
| Publication | Dordrecht, Springer Netherlands, 2007. |
| Description | XVI, 277 p : online resource |
| Abstract Note | All physicists would agree that one of the most fundamental problems of the 21st century physics is the dimensionality of the world. In the four-dimensional world of Minkowski (or Minkowski spacetime) the most challenging problem is the nature of the temporal dimension. In Minkowski spacetime it is merely one of the four dimensions, which means that it is entirely given like the other three spacial dimensions. If the temporal dimension were not given in its entirety and only one constantly changing moment of it existed, Minkowski spacetime would be reduced to the ordinary three-dimensional space. But if the physical world, represented by Minkowski spacetime, is indeed four-dimensional with time being the fourth dimension, then such a world is drastically different from its image based on our perceptions. Minkowski four-dimensional world is a block Universe, a frozen world in which nothing happens since all moments of time are given ???at once', which means that physical bodies are four-dimensional worldtubes containing the whole histories in time of the three-dimensional bodies of our everyday experience. The implications of a real Minkowski world for physics itself and especially for our world view are enormous. The main focus of this volume is the question: is spacetime nothing more than a mathematical space (which describes the evolution in time of the ordinary three-dimensional world) or is it a mathematical model of a real four-dimensional world with time entirely given as the fourth dimension? It contains fourteen invited papers which either directly address the main question of the nature of spacetime or explore issues related to it. Audience Physicists and philosophers |
| ISBN,Price | 9781402063183 |
| Keyword(s) | 1. Classical and Quantum Gravitation, Relativity Theory
2. EBOOK
3. EBOOK - SPRINGER
4. GRAVITATION
5. History and Philosophical Foundations of Physics
6. Philosophy and science
7. PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE
8. PHYSICS
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