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Penprase, Bryan E |
Models of Time and Space from Astrophysics and World Cultures |
I12801 |
2023 |
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Wuppuluri, Shyam |
Space, Time and the Limits of Human Understanding |
I10204 |
2017 |
eBook |
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Couprie, Dirk L |
When the Earth Was Flat |
I09154 |
2018 |
eBook |
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Alpert, Mark |
Saint Joan of New York |
I08786 |
2019 |
eBook |
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Heisenberg, Werner |
Reality and Its Order |
I08700 |
2019 |
eBook |
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Scardigli, Fabio |
Determinism and Free Will |
I08655 |
2019 |
eBook |
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Mensky, M |
Quantum Measurements and Decoherence |
I11141 |
2000 |
eBook |
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Heller, Michael |
Ultimate Explanations of the Universe |
I07381 |
2009 |
eBook |
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Alexander, Rachel |
Myths, Symbols and Legends of Solar System Bodies |
I05468 |
2015 |
eBook |
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Goldish, M |
Judaism in the Theology of Sir Isaac Newton |
I04953 |
1998 |
eBook |
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| Title | Models of Time and Space from Astrophysics and World Cultures : The Foundations of Astrophysical Reality from Across the Centuries |
| Author(s) | Penprase, Bryan E |
| Publication | Cham, 1. Imprint: Springer
2. Springer International Publishing, 2023. |
| Description | XV, 305 p. 151 illus., 125 illus. in color : online resource |
| Abstract Note | Models of Time and Space from Astrophysics and World Cultures explores how our conceptions of time, space, and the physical universe have evolved across cultures throughout the centuries. Developed with a humanistic approach, this book blends historical sources, biographical profiles of exceptional scientists, and the latest discoveries in both astrophysics and particle physics. This rich read describes the incredible insights and ultimate limits of our knowledge, the physical universe, and how ideas old and new have converged, across the world, to build our current understanding of reality. From the Large Hadron Collider to the James Webb Space Telescope, we have mapped the universe from the smallest to largest scales; allowing us to gain fundamental knowledge that has transformed our understanding of the universe. The chapters herein will teach you about dark matter and dark energy, gravitational waves and other complex parts of the cosmos. Along the way, you will learn a thing or two about quantum mechanics, parallel universes, and the ultimate boundaries of the observable universe. This book cultivates insight from a variety of cultural traditions, including perspectives from both modern and ancient cultures, in order to show how our modern conceptions of space and time have arisen from the ongoing explorations within ancient world civilizations. It is a valuable, intriguing and insightful volume for those interested in the fields of historical astronomy and cultural astronomy, as well as for anyone interested in learning about the latest finds from the field of physics and astrophysics |
| ISBN,Price | 9783031278907 |
| Keyword(s) | 1. ASTRONOMY
2. Astronomy, Cosmology and Space Sciences
3. EBOOK - SPRINGER
4. History of Physics and Astronomy
5. METAPHYSICS
6. PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE
7. PHYSICS
8. RELIGION AND SCIENCE
9. Religion and Sciences
10. SCIENCE
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| Title | Space, Time and the Limits of Human Understanding |
| Author(s) | Wuppuluri, Shyam;Ghirardi, Giancarlo |
| Publication | Cham, Springer International Publishing, 2017. |
| Description | XXIII, 530 p. 51 illus : online resource |
| Abstract Note | In this compendium of essays, some of the world???s leading thinkers discuss their conceptions of space and time, as viewed through the lens of their own discipline. With an epilogue on the limits of human understanding, this volume hosts contributions from six or more diverse fields. It presumes only rudimentary background knowledge on the part of the reader. Time and again, through the prism of intellect, humans have tried to diffract reality into various distinct, yet seamless, atomic, yet holistic, independent, yet interrelated disciplines and have attempted to study it contextually. Philosophers debate the paradoxes, or engage in meditations, dialogues and reflections on the content and nature of space and time. Physicists, too, have been trying to mold space and time to fit their notions concerning micro- and macro-worlds. Mathematicians focus on the abstract aspects of space, time and measurement. While cognitive scientists ponder over the perceptual and experiential facets of our consciousness of space and time, computer scientists theoretically and practically try to optimize the space-time complexities in storing and retrieving data/information. The list is never-ending. Linguists, logicians, artists, evolutionary biologists, geographers etc., all are trying to weave a web of understanding around the same duo. However, our endeavour into a world of such endless imagination is restrained by intellectual dilemmas such as: Can humans comprehend everything? Are there any limits? Can finite thought fathom infinity? We have sought far and wide among the best minds to furnish articles that provide an overview of the above topics. We hope that, through this journey, a symphony of patterns and tapestry of intuitions will emerge, providing the reader with insights into the questions: What is Space? What is Time? Chapter [15] of this book is available open access under a CC BY 4.0 license. |
| ISBN,Price | 9783319444185 |
| Keyword(s) | 1. Classical and Quantum Gravitation, Relativity Theory
2. COSMOLOGY
3. EBOOK
4. EBOOK - SPRINGER
5. EPISTEMOLOGY
6. GRAVITATION
7. History and Philosophical Foundations of Physics
8. METAPHYSICS
9. PHYSICS
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| Title | When the Earth Was Flat : Studies in Ancient Greek and Chinese Cosmology |
| Author(s) | Couprie, Dirk L |
| Publication | Cham, Springer International Publishing, 2018. |
| Description | XXXI, 361 p. 152 illus., 71 illus. in color : online resource |
| Abstract Note | This book is a sequel to Heaven and Earth in Ancient Greek Cosmology (Springer 2011). With the help of many pictures, the reader is introduced into the way of thinking of ancient believers in a flat earth. The first part offers new interpretations of several Presocratic cosmologists and a critical discussion of Aristotle???s proofs that the earth is spherical. The second part explains and discusses the ancient Chinese system called gai tian. The last chapter shows that, inadvertently, ancient arguments and ideas return in the curious modern flat earth cosmologies |
| ISBN,Price | 9783319970523 |
| Keyword(s) | 1. ASTRONOMY
2. Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology
3. ASTROPHYSICS
4. EBOOK
5. EBOOK - SPRINGER
6. History and Philosophical Foundations of Physics
7. METAPHYSICS
8. PHYSICS
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| Title | Saint Joan of New York : A Novel About God and String Theory |
| Author(s) | Alpert, Mark |
| Publication | Cham, Springer International Publishing, 2019. |
| Description | VI, 232 p. 1 illus : online resource |
| Abstract Note | SAINT JOAN OF NEW YORK is a novel about a math prodigy who becomes obsessed with discovering the Theory of Everything. Joan Cooper, a 17-year-old genius traumatized by the death of her older sister, tries to rebuild her shattered world by studying string theory and the efforts to unify the laws of physics. But as she tackles the complex equations, she falls prey to disturbing visions of a divine being who wants to help her unveil the universe???s mathematical design. Joan must enter the battle between science and religion, fighting for her sanity and a new understanding of the cosmos |
| ISBN,Price | 9783030325534 |
| Keyword(s) | 1. EBOOK
2. EBOOK - SPRINGER
3. METAPHYSICS
4. PHYSICS
5. Popular Science in Physics
6. Psychology and religion
7. Quantum Field Theories, String Theory
8. QUANTUM FIELD THEORY
9. Religion and Psychology
10. Religion and sociology
11. Social Aspects of Religion
12. STRING THEORY
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| Title | Reality and Its Order |
| Author(s) | Heisenberg, Werner;Kleinknecht, Konrad |
| Publication | Cham, Springer International Publishing, 2019. |
| Description | IX, 148 p. 2 illus : online resource |
| Abstract Note | Available here for the first time in English, "Reality and Its Order" is a remarkable philosophical text by Werner Heisenberg, the father of quantum mechanics and one of the leading scientists of the 20th century. Written during the wartime years and initially distributed only to his family and trusted friends, the essay describes Heisenberg???s philosophical view of how we understand the natural world and our role within it. In this volume, the essay is introduced by the physicist Helmut Rechenberg and annotated by the science historian Ernst Peter Fischer. The content, particularly within its historical context, will be of great interest to many physicists, philosophers and historians of science |
| ISBN,Price | 9783030256968 |
| Keyword(s) | 1. EBOOK
2. EBOOK - SPRINGER
3. History and Philosophical Foundations of Physics
4. METAPHYSICS
5. Philosophy and science
6. PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE
7. PHYSICS
8. QUANTUM PHYSICS
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| Title | Determinism and Free Will : New Insights from Physics, Philosophy, and Theology |
| Author(s) | Scardigli, Fabio;'t Hooft, Gerard;Severino, Emanuele;Coda, Piero |
| Publication | Cham, Springer International Publishing, 2019. |
| Description | VI, 119 p. 1 illus : online resource |
| Abstract Note | In this small book, theoretical physicist Gerard 't Hooft (Nobel prize 1999), philosopher Emanuele Severino (Lincei Academician), and theologian Piero Coda (Pontifical Lateran University) confront one another on a topic that lies at the roots of quantum mechanics and at the origin of Western thought: Determinism and Free Will. "God does not play dice" said Einstein, a tenacious determinist. Quantum Mechanics and its clash with General Relativity have reanimated ancient dilemmas about chance and necessity: Is Nature deterministic? Is Man free? The ???free-will theorem??? by Conway and Kochen, and the deterministic interpretation of quantum mechanics proposed by 't Hooft, revive such philosophical questions in modern Physics. Is Becoming real? Is the Elementary Event a product of the Case? The cyclopean clash between Heraclitus and Parmenides has entered a new episode, as evidenced by the essays in this volume |
| ISBN,Price | 9783030055059 |
| Keyword(s) | 1. Christian Theology
2. EBOOK
3. EBOOK - SPRINGER
4. History and Philosophical Foundations of Physics
5. METAPHYSICS
6. PHYSICS
7. THEOLOGY
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| Title | Quantum Measurements and Decoherence : Models and Phenomenology |
| Author(s) | Mensky, M |
| Publication | Dordrecht, Springer Netherlands, 2000. |
| Description | XVI, 231 p : online resource |
| Abstract Note | Quantum measurement (Le., a measurement which is sufficiently precise for quantum effects to be essential) was always one of the most impor?? tant points in quantum mechanics because it most evidently revealed the difference between quantum and classical physics. Now quantum measure?? ment is again under active investigation, first of all because of the practical necessity of dealing with highly precise and complicated measurements. The nature of quantum measurement has become understood much bet?? ter during this new period of activity, the understanding being expressed by the concept of decoherence. This term means a physical process lead?? ing from a pure quantum state (wave function) of the system prior to the measurement to its state after the measurement which includes classical elements. More concretely, decoherence occurs as a result of the entangle?? ment of the measured system with its environment and results in the loss of phase relations between components of the wave function of the measured system. Decoherence is essentially nothing else than quantum measurement, but considered from the point of view of its physical mechanism and resolved in time. The present book is devoted to the two concepts of quantum measure?? ment and decoherence and to their interrelation, especially in the context of continuous quantum measurement |
| ISBN,Price | 9789401595667 |
| Keyword(s) | 1. Applications of Mathematics
2. APPLIED MATHEMATICS
3. EBOOK
4. EBOOK - SPRINGER
5. ENGINEERING MATHEMATICS
6. MATHEMATICAL PHYSICS
7. METAPHYSICS
8. PROBABILITIES
9. Probability Theory and Stochastic Processes
10. QUANTUM PHYSICS
11. Theoretical, Mathematical and Computational Physics
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| Title | Ultimate Explanations of the Universe |
| Author(s) | Heller, Michael |
| Publication | Berlin, Heidelberg, Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2009. |
| Description | XII, 216 p : online resource |
| Abstract Note | We humans are collectively driven by a powerful - yet not fully explained - instinct to understand. We would like to see everything established, proven, laid bare. The more important an issue, the more we desire to see it clarified, stripped of all secrets, all shades of gray. What could be more important than to understand the Universe and ourselves as a part of it? To find a window onto our origin and our destiny? This book examines how far our modern cosmological theories - with their sometimes audacious models, such as inflation, cyclic histories, quantum creation, parallel universes - can take us towards answering these questions. Can such theories lead us to ultimate truths, leaving nothing unexplained? Last, but not least, Heller addresses the thorny problem of why and whether we should expect to find theories with all-encompassing explicative power |
| ISBN,Price | 9783642021039 |
| Keyword(s) | 1. ASTRONOMY
2. Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology
3. ASTROPHYSICS
4. EBOOK
5. EBOOK - SPRINGER
6. EPISTEMOLOGY
7. MATHEMATICAL LOGIC
8. Mathematical Logic and Foundations
9. METAPHYSICS
10. Popular Science, general
11. Popular works
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| Title | Myths, Symbols and Legends of Solar System Bodies |
| Author(s) | Alexander, Rachel |
| Publication | New York, NY, Springer New York, 2015. |
| Description | XVI, 234 p. 92 illus., 43 illus. in color : online resource |
| Abstract Note | This book is an amateur astronomer???s guide to the mythology and symbolism associated with the celestial bodies in the Solar System, and even includes some of the legendary tales of people who had or have a connection with these objects. It explores different cultures (for example, the Greco-Roman and the Norse) and different times and how stories were used to explain the worlds they saw above them. You???d be amazed how much of our world today reflects the myths and stories of these cultures! ??Most amateur astronomers are familiar with the various Solar System objects, but they will be only peripherally aware of what ancient cultures thought of these other worlds. In fact, the mythology of the planets challenges many twenty-first century concepts and beliefs There are other books available on astromythology, but this one focuses mostly on our own Solar System, as opposed to the constellations and deep sky objects. ??Alexander offers a new angle on timeless subjects and is exciting, informative and dramatic, as well as surprisingly relevant to everyday life. Find out for yourself how our modern world is steeped in the bygone worlds of yesteryear |
| ISBN,Price | 9781461470670 |
| Keyword(s) | 1. ASTRONOMY
2. Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology
3. ASTROPHYSICS
4. Cultural heritage
5. EBOOK
6. EBOOK - SPRINGER
7. METAPHYSICS
8. Popular Science in Astronomy
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| Title | Judaism in the Theology of Sir Isaac Newton |
| Author(s) | Goldish, M |
| Publication | Dordrecht, Springer Netherlands, 1998. |
| Description | XII, 244 p : online resource |
| Abstract Note | This book is based on my doctoral dissertation from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem (1996) of the same title. As a master's student, working on an entirely different project, I was well aware that many of Newton's theological manuscripts were located in our own Jewish National and University Library, but I was under the mistaken assumption that scores of highly qualified scholars must be assiduously scouring them and publishing their results. It never occurred to me to look at them at all until, having fmished my master's, I spoke to Professor David Katz at Tel-Aviv University about an idea I had for doctoral research. Professor Katz informed me that the project I had suggested was one which he himself had just fmished, but that I might be interested in working on the famous Newton manuscripts in the context of a project being organized by him, Richard Popkin, James Force, and the late Betty Jo Teeter Dobbs, to study and publish Newton's theological material. I asked him whether he was not sending me into the shark-infested waters of highly competitive scholarship, and learned that in fact there were only a handful of scholars in the world who actively studied and published on Newton's theology. At the time the group consisted mainly of Popkin, Force, Dobbs, Frank Manuel, Kenneth Knoespel, and David Castillejo |
| ISBN,Price | 9789401720144 |
| Keyword(s) | 1. EBOOK
2. EBOOK - SPRINGER
3. HISTORY
4. History and Philosophical Foundations of Physics
5. History, general
6. METAPHYSICS
7. PHYSICS
8. RELIGION
9. Religious Studies, general
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