The Physical Basis of The Direction of Time (The Frontiers Collection)
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The Physical Basis of The Direction of Time (The Frontiers Collection)
By H. Dieter Zeh
Publisher: Springer
Number Of Pages: 231
Publication Date: 2007-06
Sales Rank: 498945
ISBN / ASIN: 3540680004
EAN: 9783540680000
Binding: Hardcover
Manufacturer: Springer
Studio: Springer
Average Rating: 5
This thoroughly revised 5th edition of Zeh’s classic text investigates irreversible phenomena and their foundation in classical, quantum and cosmological settings. It includes new sections on the meaning of probabilities in a cosmological context, irreversible aspects of quantum computers, and various consequences of the expansion of the Universe. Many other sections have been rewritten. In particular, the book contains an analysis of the physical concept of time, a detailed treatment of radiation damping as well as extended sections on quantum entanglement and decoherence, arrows of time hidden in various interpretations of quantum theory, and the emergence of time in quantum gravity. Both physicists and philosophers of science will find in this book a magnificent survey and a concise, technically sophisticated, up-to-date discussion which shows fine sensitivity to crucial conceptual subtleties.
“The discussion is lucid and intuitive without glossing over the important details.”
Max Tegmark, MIT
Review:
Buy the FIFTH EDITION due out June 2007!
Make no mistake, this is a great book!
It thoroughly discusses the six arrows of time and their law like vs. fact like nature. It discusses pretty much every other serious work that’s been done respecting time and its physical descriptions (including those of Hu Price and Julian Barbour as well as the more conventional accounts by Stephen Hawking).
And also, it has some fascinating speculations on how the universal expansion itself might be the master arrow of time.
However, it IS an expensive book and since Zeh will be having his Fifth Edition out in June 2007, you might want to wait until it’s out to purchase his thoughts on this significant and important area of research.
That said, whether you choose to purchase the June 2007 version or this one, you won’t be disappointed.
Review:
THE place to look for the physics behind the arrow of time
A lot has been written about the arrow of time, a large amount of which leaves out the details (such as Huw Price’s recent book). For those details, this is THE place to look. Those discussing the arrow of time, whether they agree or disagree with his conclusions, generally start with what has been written down here.
In this slim volume, Zeh gives a wonderfully concise and broad coverage to all physical aspects of the arrow of time. Furthermore, while his approach is rigorous, he makes a point of drawing out what the mathematical conclusions mean, and he does so quite lucidly. As a bonus he has a wonderful section on the quanticization of time. The only problem with this book is the rather high price tag, which will probably stop most of the casual readers interested in the topic from picking up a copy.
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