The Problem of Time: Quantum Mechanics Versus General Relativity

by Edward Anderson

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 331958846X
• ISBN13: 9783319588469
• Release Date: October 2017
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 920 Pages
• Weight: 3.32 lbs.
• Dimensions: 2.0" x 6.1" x 9.2"