{"product_id":"the-nature-of-time-isbn-9780631165781","title":"The Nature of Time","description":"Why does time appear to run in only one direction? We remember the past- but why not the future? We can influence the future- but could we, even theoretically, influence the past?  \u003cp\u003eGenerations of philosophers and theologians, physicists and mathematicians have puzzles and speculated about these and the many other questions that surround the concept of time. Recent scientific work is said to explain the directionality of time. But time still contains many mysteries- black holes and big bangs, asymmetries and relativities, arrows and loops - that will doubtless continue to occupy us for centuries to come.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn this impressive collection of original articles ten internationally known scholars explore and explains the nature of time, apace and now space-time. Founded on the latest developments in thermodynamics, quantum theory and cosmology, their ideas will fascinate anyone interested in Einstein's theory of relativity.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Contributors vii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Introduction 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Time 'Paradoxes' in Relativity 6\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Space, Time and Space--Time: A Philosopher's View 22\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Big Bangs, Black Holes and 'Time's Arrow' 36\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Time and Cosmology 63\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Time and Dispersal: The Second Law 80\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Time Asymmetry and Quantum Mechanics 99\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 The Open Future 125\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Causal Loops 135\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlossary 170\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBibliography 180\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 183\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eRaymond Flood is Emeritus Fellow and a member of the Continuing Education Department at Kellogg College, Oxford, and has been a Professor of Geometry at Gresham College. Michael Lockwood is an editor of The Nature of Time published by Wiley.   Why does time appear to run in only one direction? We remember the past- but why not the future? We can influence the future- but could we, even theoretically, influence the past?  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGenerations of philosophers and theologians, physicists and mathematicians have puzzles and speculated about these and the many other questions that surround the concept of time. Recent scientific work is said to explain the directionality of time. But time still contains many mysteries- black holes and big bangs, asymmetries and relativities, arrows and loops - that will doubtless continue to occupy us for centuries to come.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn this impressive collection of original articles ten internationally known scholars explore and explains the nature of time, apace and now space-time. Founded on the latest developments in thermodynamics, quantum theory and cosmology, their ideas will fascinate anyone interested in Einstein's theory of relativity.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47990293528805,"sku":"NP9780631165781","price":38.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780631165781.jpg?v=1761787236","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/the-nature-of-time-isbn-9780631165781","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}