This book is a treatise on time and on background independence in physics. It first considers how time is conceived of in each accepted paradigm of physics: Newtonian, special relativity, quantum mechanics (QM) and general relativity (GR). Substantial differences are moreover uncovered between what is meant by time in QM and in GR. These differences jointly source the Problem of Time: Nine interlinked facets which arise upon attempting concurrent treatment of the QM and GR paradigms, as is required in particular for a background independent theory of quantum gravity. A sizeable proportion...
This book is a treatise on time and on background independence in physics. It first considers how time is conceived of in each accepted paradigm of...
This book provides a unique survey displaying the power of Riccati equations to describe irreversible processes in physics and, in particular, quantum physics. The Riccati equation, a nonlinear equation that can be linearized, has the potential to link these two worlds when applied to complex quantities.
This book provides a unique survey displaying the power of Riccati equations to describe irreversible processes in physics and, in particular, quantum...
This book is open access under a CC BY 4.0 license.This book addresses the physical phenomenon of events that seem to occur spontaneously and without any known cause.
This book is open access under a CC BY 4.0 license.This book addresses the physical phenomenon of events that seem to occur spontaneously and without ...
For the past 20 years causality violations and superluminal motion have been the object of intensive study as physical and geometrical phenomena. How much "exotic matter" would it take to create a time machine or a warp drive? What is the difference between a "discovered" time machine and a created one?
For the past 20 years causality violations and superluminal motion have been the object of intensive study as physical and geometrical phenomena. How ...
