The Physical Basis of The Direction of Time
This book has been thoroughly revised to include important new results. At the same time it retains the features that make it a classic text on irreversibility, and one which clearly distinguishes the latter from those time asymmetries which may be compensated for by other asymmetries. The book inve...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Berlin, Heidelberg
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
2001, 2001
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| Edition: | 4th ed. 2001 |
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| Collection: | Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- 1. The Physical Concept of Time
- 2. The Time Arrow of Radiation
- 3. The Thermodynamical Arrow of Time
- 4. The Quantum Mechanical Arrow of Time
- 5. The Time Arrow of Spacetime Geometry
- 6. The Time Arrow in Quantum Cosmology
- Epilog
- Appendix: A Simple Numerical Toy Model
- References