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De Bianchi, Silvia |
Time and Timelessness in Fundamental Physics and Cosmology |
I13132 |
2024 |
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Grammatikakis, George |
The Autobiography of Light |
I13111 |
2024 |
eBook |
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Favalli, Tommaso |
On the Emergence of Time and Space in Closed Quantum Systems |
I12967 |
2024 |
eBook |
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Bassi, Angelo |
Physics and the Nature of Reality |
I12964 |
2024 |
eBook |
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Navarro Veguillas, Luis |
The Lesser-Known Albert Einstein |
I12861 |
2023 |
eBook |
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Bargue??o, Pedro |
The Geroch-Held-Penrose Calculus |
I12839 |
2023 |
eBook |
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Oloff, Rainer |
The Geometry of Spacetime |
I12629 |
2023 |
eBook |
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Waldrop, M. Mitchell |
Cosmic Origins |
I12514 |
2022 |
Book |
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Tumulka, Roderich |
Foundations of Quantum Mechanics |
I12334 |
2022 |
Book |
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Gouttenoire, Yann |
Beyond the Standard Model Cocktail |
I12254 |
2022 |
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| Title | Time and Timelessness in Fundamental Physics and Cosmology : Historical, Philosophical, and Mathematical Perspectives |
| Author(s) | De Bianchi, Silvia;Forgione, Marco;Marongiu, Laura |
| Publication | Cham, 1. Imprint: Springer
2. Springer Nature Switzerland, 2024. |
| Description | XXV, 292 p. 14 illus., 4 illus. in color : online resource |
| Abstract Note | This book offers a clear account of timelessness together with the discussion of temporality in fundamental physics and cosmology. The multi-disciplinary approach to the problem of time and timelessness shows the remarkable difference between pre-relativistic debates and current developments. This book thoroughly discusses notions of timelessness and time emerging in the most recent literature on Quantum Gravity, String Theory and Cosmology. The contributions explore, among many aspects, the historical-philosophical roots of the notions of temporality and atemporality, the role of mathematics in defining time and temporality with respect to both order relations and causality, approaches to quantum gravity and cosmology that make use of quantum fluids and condensate to approximate space???time in general relativity, time and timelessness in black holes and the problem of cosmological time in bouncing cosmologies. The novelty of this volume lies in the interaction among scientists, philosophers, and historians in exploring the nature of time and timelessness and the origin of these concepts. The book represents a valuable toolkit for researchers and graduate students in physics, cosmology, philosophy and the history of those fields |
| ISBN,Price | 9783031618604 |
| Keyword(s) | 1. Classical and Quantum Gravity
2. EBOOK
3. EBOOK - SPRINGER
4. Foundations of Physics and Cosmology
5. GRAVITATION
6. History of Physics and Astronomy
7. PHILOSOPHY OF PHYSICS
8. PHYSICS
9. SCIENCE
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| Title | The Autobiography of Light |
| Author(s) | Grammatikakis, George |
| Publication | Cham, 1. Imprint: Springer
2. Springer International Publishing, 2024. |
| Description | XXII, 292 p. 21 illus., 18 illus. in color : online resource |
| Abstract Note | This book brings to life one of the most fundamental entities in the universe: the electromagnetic waves that we perceive as light. With his gift for narrative, the author explains the nature of light and the long history of its influence on human ideas, technology and culture. From early attempts to understand vision and colours, through relativity and quantum theory, visual art and laser technology to the birth of stars and attempts to photograph their end, readers will come to appreciate the central role of light not only in human history, but also in the history of the cosmos. This grand tour ends in a flourish, with an epilogue written in the first person by the protagonist itself: a true Autobiography of Light. All chapters in the book are relatively self-contained, allowing readers to dip freely in and out. What makes this captivating story so original is the effort made to point out the affinity between the study of light and achievements in the realm of culture |
| ISBN,Price | 9783031569173 |
| Keyword(s) | 1. EBOOK
2. EBOOK - SPRINGER
3. Foundations of Physics and Cosmology
4. OPTICS
5. Optics and Photonics
6. SCIENCE
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| I13111 |
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| Title | On the Emergence of Time and Space in Closed Quantum Systems |
| Author(s) | Favalli, Tommaso |
| Publication | Cham, 1. Imprint: Springer
2. Springer Nature Switzerland, 2024. |
| Description | XXI, 163 p. 8 illus., 6 illus. in color : online resource |
| Abstract Note | Time, space and entanglement are the main characters in this book. Their nature is still a great mystery in physics and we study here the possibility that these three phenomena are closely connected, showing how entanglement can be at the basis of the emergence of time and space within closed quantum systems. We revisit and extend the Page and Wootters theory that was originally introduced in order to describe the emergence of time through entanglement between subsystems in a globally static, quantum Universe. In the book, after providing a complete review of the salient aspects of the theory, we establish a connection with recent research on the foundations of statistical mechanics and we provide a new understanding of the thermalization process. Furthermore, we generalize the framework in order describe the spatial degree of freedom and we provide a model of 3+1 dimensional, quantum spacetime emerging from entanglement among different subsystems in a globally "timeless" and "positionless" Universe. Finally, via the Page and Wootters theory, the evolution of quantum clocks within a gravitational field is treated and a time dilation effect is obtained in agreement with the Schwarzschild solution |
| ISBN,Price | 9783031523526 |
| Keyword(s) | 1. Classical and Quantum Gravity
2. EBOOK
3. EBOOK - SPRINGER
4. Foundations of Physics and Cosmology
5. GRAVITATION
6. MATHEMATICAL PHYSICS
7. QUANTUM PHYSICS
8. SCIENCE
9. Theoretical, Mathematical and Computational Physics
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| I12967 |
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| Title | Physics and the Nature of Reality : Essays in Memory of Detlef D??rr |
| Author(s) | Bassi, Angelo;Goldstein, Sheldon;Tumulka, Roderich;Zangh??, Nino |
| Publication | Cham, 1. Imprint: Springer
2. Springer International Publishing, 2024. |
| Description | XV, 450 p. 47 illus., 24 illus. in color : online resource |
| Abstract Note | This volume commemorates the scientific contributions of Detlef D??rr (1951???2021) to foundational questions of physics. It presents new contributions from his former students, collaborators, and colleagues about their current research on topics inspired or influenced by D??rr. These topics are drawn from physics, mathematics, and philosophy of nature, and concern interpretations of quantum theory, new developments of Bohmian mechanics, the role of typicality, quantum physics in relativistic space-time, classical and quantum electrodynamics, and statistical mechanics. The volume thus also gives a snapshot of present research in the foundations of physics |
| ISBN,Price | 9783031454349 |
| Keyword(s) | 1. EBOOK
2. EBOOK - SPRINGER
3. Foundations of Physics and Cosmology
4. PHILOSOPHY OF PHYSICS
5. PHYSICS
6. QUANTUM ELECTRODYNAMICS
7. Quantum Electrodynamics, Relativistic and Many-body Calculations
8. QUANTUM PHYSICS
9. SCIENCE
10. STATISTICAL MECHANICS
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| I12964 |
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| Title | The Lesser-Known Albert Einstein : Without a Trace of Relativity |
| Author(s) | Navarro Veguillas, Luis |
| Publication | Cham, 1. Imprint: Springer
2. Springer Nature Switzerland, 2023. |
| Description | XXII, 362 p. 19 illus., 4 illus. in color : online resource |
| Abstract Note | This book highlights the numerous important contributions that Einstein made to physics???aside from his relativity theories???and places each of his achievements in the corresponding context, referring en route to the original sources. There are very few publications devoted to Einstein's work outside of relativity. This book aims to fill the gap by exploring the scope of Einstein's contributions on topics including molecular forces, thermostatistics, the photoelectric effect, Brownian motion, molecular currents, critical opalescence, energy quanta, dual structure of radiation, introduction of the photon, and the formulation of the first quantum statistics. The book pays special attention to Einstein's scepticism toward certain ideas that came to light alongside Schr??dinger's first formulation of wave mechanics in 1926, also addressing his doubts regarding the probabilistic interpretation of the quantum formalism, an issue closely connected with the hidden variable theories and their implications. The author discusses the early hidden variable theories, whose appearance was largely a result of Einstein's criticism of the orthodox interpretation of quantum formalism. Finally, in an appendix, the author explores the controversy about the possible contribution that Mileva Mari?, Albert Einstein's first wife, may have made to some of her husband's main scientific achievements |
| ISBN,Price | 9783031355684 |
| Keyword(s) | 1. Astronomers
2. Biographies of Physicists and Astronomers
3. EBOOK - SPRINGER
4. Foundations of Physics and Cosmology
5. History of Physics and Astronomy
6. Physicists
7. PHYSICS
8. QUANTUM PHYSICS
9. SCIENCE
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| Title | The Geroch-Held-Penrose Calculus : Fundamentals and Applications |
| Author(s) | Bargue??o, Pedro;Contreras, Ernesto |
| Publication | Cham, 1. Imprint: Springer
2. Springer Nature Switzerland, 2023. |
| Description | XVI, 70 p. 2 illus : online resource |
| Abstract Note | This book offers a primer on the fundamentals and applications of the Geroch-Held-Penrose (GHP) calculus, a powerful formalism designed for spacetimes that occur frequently in the teaching of General Relativity. Specifically, the book shows in detail the power of the calculus when dealing with spherically symmetric spacetimes. After introducing the basics, a new look at all the classical spherically symmetric black hole solutions is given within the GHP formalism. This is then employed to give new insights into the Tolman-Oppenheimer-Volkoff equations for stellar structure, including a derivation of new exact anisotropic fluid solutions. Finally, a re-writing of some essential features of black hole thermodynamics within the GHP formalism is performed. The book is based on the authors' lecture notes, used in their undergraduate and graduate lectures and while supervising their upper undergraduate and graduate students. To fully benefit from this concise primer, readers only need an undergraduate background in general relativity |
| ISBN,Price | 9783031429484 |
| Keyword(s) | 1. EBOOK - SPRINGER
2. Foundations of Physics and Cosmology
3. GENERAL RELATIVITY
4. GENERAL RELATIVITY (PHYSICS)
5. GLOBAL ANALYSIS (MATHEMATICS)
6. Global Analysis and Analysis on Manifolds
7. Integral Transforms and Operational Calculus
8. Manifolds (Mathematics)
9. MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS
10. MATHEMATICAL PHYSICS
11. SCIENCE
12. Theoretical, Mathematical and Computational Physics
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| Title | The Geometry of Spacetime : A Mathematical Introduction to Relativity Theory |
| Author(s) | Oloff, Rainer |
| Publication | Cham, 1. Imprint: Springer
2. Springer International Publishing, 2023. |
| Description | XIX, 274 p. 50 illus., 1 illus. in color : online resource |
| Abstract Note | This book systematically develops the mathematical foundations of the theory of relativity and links them to physical relations. For this purpose, differential geometry on manifolds is introduced first, including differentiation and integration, and special relativity is presented as tensor calculus on tangential spaces. Using Einstein's field equations relating curvature to matter, the relativistic effects in the solar system including black holes are discussed in detail. The text is aimed at students of physics and mathematics and assumes only basic knowledge of classical differential and integral calculus and linear algebra |
| ISBN,Price | 9783031161391 |
| Keyword(s) | 1. COSMOLOGY
2. EBOOK - SPRINGER
3. Foundations of Physics and Cosmology
4. GENERAL RELATIVITY
5. GENERAL RELATIVITY (PHYSICS)
6. MATHEMATICAL PHYSICS
7. SCIENCE
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| Title | Cosmic Origins : Science???s Long Quest to Understand How Our Universe Began |
| Author(s) | Waldrop, M. Mitchell |
| Publication | Cham, 1. Imprint: Springer
2. Springer International Publishing, 2022. |
| Description | XI, 152 p. 37 illus., 28 illus. in color : online resource |
| Abstract Note | Cosmic Origins tells the story of how physicists and astronomers have struggled for more than a century to understand the beginnings of our universe, from its origins in the Big Bang to the modern day. The book will introduce the science as a narrative, by telling the story of the scientists who made each major discovery. It will also address and explain aspects of our theories that some cosmologists are still hesitant to accept, as well as gaps in our knowledge and even apparent inconsistencies in our measurements. Clearly written by a master of scientific exposition, this book will fascinate the curious general reader as well as providing essential background reading for college-level courses on physics and astronomy |
| ISBN,Price | 9783030982140 |
| Keyword(s) | 1. Astronomy, Observations and Techniques
2. Astronomy???Observations
3. Classical and Quantum Gravity
4. COSMOLOGY
5. EBOOK
6. EBOOK - SPRINGER
7. Foundations of Physics and Cosmology
8. GENERAL RELATIVITY
9. GENERAL RELATIVITY (PHYSICS)
10. GRAVITATION
11. History of Physics and Astronomy
12. Physics???History
13. SCIENCE
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| Title | Foundations of Quantum Mechanics |
| Author(s) | Tumulka, Roderich |
| Publication | Cham, 1. Imprint: Springer
2. Springer International Publishing, 2022. |
| Description | XVII, 468 p. 1 illus : online resource |
| Abstract Note | This book introduces and critically appraises the main proposals for how to understand quantum mechanics, namely the Copenhagen interpretation, spontaneous collapse, Bohmian mechanics, many-worlds, and others. The author makes clear what are the crucial problems, such as the measurement problem, related to the foundations of quantum mechanics and explains the key arguments like the Einstein-Podolsky-Rosen argument and Bell???s proof of nonlocality. He discusses and clarifies numerous topics that have puzzled the founding fathers of quantum mechanics and present-day students alike, such as the possibility of hidden variables, the collapse of the wave function, time-of-arrival measurements, explanations of the symmetrization postulate for identical particles, or the nature of spin. Several chapters are devoted to extending the different approaches to relativistic space-time and quantum field theory. The book is self-contained and is intended for graduate students and researchers who want to step into the fundamental aspects of quantum physics. Given its clarity, it is accessible also to advanced undergraduates and contains many exercises and examples to master the subject |
| ISBN,Price | 9783031095481 |
| Keyword(s) | 1. EBOOK
2. EBOOK - SPRINGER
3. Foundations of Physics and Cosmology
4. Fundamental concepts and interpretations of QM
5. MATHEMATICAL PHYSICS
6. Philosophical Foundations of Physics and Astronomy
7. PHILOSOPHY OF PHYSICS
8. Physics???Philosophy
9. QUANTUM PHYSICS
10. SCIENCE
11. Theoretical, Mathematical and Computational Physics
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| Title | Beyond the Standard Model Cocktail : A Modern and Comprehensive Review of the Major Open Puzzles in Theoretical Particle Physics and Cosmology with a Focus on Heavy Dark Matter |
| Author(s) | Gouttenoire, Yann |
| Publication | Cham, 1. Imprint: Springer
2. Springer International Publishing, 2022. |
| Description | XXIII, 519 p. 91 illus., 82 illus. in color : online resource |
| Abstract Note | This book provides a remarkable and complete survey of important questions at the interface between theoretical particle physics and cosmology. After discussing the theoretical and experimental physics revolution that led to the rise of the Standard Model in the past century, the author reviews all the major open puzzles, among them the hierarchy problem, the small value of the cosmological constant, the matter-antimatter asymmetry, and the dark matter enigma, including the state-of-the-art regarding proposed solutions. Also addressed are the rapidly expanding fields of thermal dark matter, cosmological first-order phase transitions and gravitational-wave signatures. In addition, the book presents the original and interdisciplinary PhD research work of the author relating to Weakly-Interacting-Massive-Particles around the TeV scale, which are among the most studied dark matter candidates. Motivated by the absence of experimental evidence for such particles, this thesis explores the possibility that dark matter is much heavier than what is conventionally assumed |
| ISBN,Price | 9783031118623 |
| Keyword(s) | 1. COSMOLOGY
2. EBOOK
3. EBOOK - SPRINGER
4. Foundations of Physics and Cosmology
5. PARTICLE PHYSICS
6. PARTICLES (NUCLEAR PHYSICS)
7. SCIENCE
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