The End Of Time
The Next Revolution in Our Understanding of the Universe
$47.33
- Paperback
384 pages
- Release Date
30 June 2000
Summary
Time is an illusion. Although the laws of physics create a powerful impression that time is flowing, in fact there are only timeless ‘nows’. In THE END OF TIME, the British theoretical physicist Julian Barbour describes the coming revolution in our understanding of the world: a quantum theory of the universe that brings together Einstein’s general theory of relativity, which denies the existence of a unique time, and quantum mechanics, which demands one. Barbour believes that only the most ra…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780753810200 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0753810204 |
| Author: | Dr Julian Barbour |
| Publisher: | Orion Publishing Co |
| Imprint: | Weidenfeld & Nicolson |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 384 |
| Release Date: | 30 June 2000 |
| Weight: | 274g |
| Dimensions: | 201mm x 196mm x 26mm |
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About The Author
Dr Julian Barbour
Julian Barbour has worked on foundational issues in physics for 35 years, making important and original contributions to the theory of time and motion. Author of Absolute or Relative Motion, a much-praised book on the history of science, he has contributed to several recent major television and radio programmes that have been broadcast worldwide. He is exceptional in having a leading reputation in the field while holding no academic position.
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