Persistence and spacetime
Auteur :
Balashov, Yuri
Éditeur :
Oxford University Press
ISBN :
9780199579921
Date de publication :
29 avr. 2010
Dimensions :
24,1 x 16,2 x 2,1 cm
Poids :
541 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
How do material objects persist through time and survive change? Are they three-dimensional entities extended in space, but not in time, or are they four-dimensional spacetime "worms"? Yuri Balashov shows how Einstein's theory of relativity supports four-dimensionalism, and in so doing illuminates a wide range of metaphysical issues.