Relativity and the Question of Discretization in Astronomy

by Dominic G.B. Edelen, A.G. Wilson, Alan G. Wilson

Book Overview

Theoretical researches in general relativity and observational data from galactic astronomy combine in this volume in contributions to one of the oldest questions of natural philosophy: Is the structure of the physical world more adequately described by a continuous or a discrete mode of representation? Since the days of the Pythagoreans, this question has surfaced from time to time in various guises in science as well as in philosophy. One of the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 364288086X
• ISBN13: 9783642880865
• Release Date: April 2012
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 188 Pages
• Weight: 0.63 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 9.2"