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Many philosophers, theologians, physicists and mathematicians have speculated on the nature of time. Recent scientific work is said to explain why time runs forward from past to future. But time still contains many mysteries - black holes, big bangs, asymmetries and relativities, arrows and loops.

Table of Contents

The Contributors vii

1 Introduction 1

2 Time 'Paradoxes' in Relativity 6

3 Space, Time and Space--Time: A Philosopher's View 22

4 Big Bangs, Black Holes and 'Time's Arrow' 36

5 Time and Cosmology 63

6 Time and Dispersal: The Second Law 80

7 Time Asymmetry and Quantum Mechanics 99

8 The Open Future 125

9 Causal Loops 135

Glossary 170

Bibliography 180

Index 183

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      Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
      Publication Date: 30/01/1989
      ISBN13: 9780631165781, 978-0631165781
      ISBN10: 0631165789
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Many philosophers, theologians, physicists and mathematicians have speculated on the nature of time. Recent scientific work is said to explain why time runs forward from past to future. But time still contains many mysteries - black holes, big bangs, asymmetries and relativities, arrows and loops.

      Table of Contents

      The Contributors vii

      1 Introduction 1

      2 Time 'Paradoxes' in Relativity 6

      3 Space, Time and Space--Time: A Philosopher's View 22

      4 Big Bangs, Black Holes and 'Time's Arrow' 36

      5 Time and Cosmology 63

      6 Time and Dispersal: The Second Law 80

      7 Time Asymmetry and Quantum Mechanics 99

      8 The Open Future 125

      9 Causal Loops 135

      Glossary 170

      Bibliography 180

      Index 183

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