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- By now this book has become a classic frequently cited in the literature
- The new edition is completely revised and in part now also takes care of the discussions going on in the community of philosophers of science
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
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From the reviews of the fourth edition:
"An unusually clear introduction to the theory of time. It covers philosophy as well as physics, and is most up-to-date, with a thorough discussion of the consistent histories approach. The author covers all areas of physics, beginning with classical physics, relativity, thermodynamics and moving through quantum physics and ending with quantum cosmology. [...] the book is highly recommended." (Mathematical Reviews 2003a)
"This book is a thorough survey of what is known about irreversibility in physics. It investigates this topic in such fields as radiation, thermodynamics, quantum mechanics, gravitation and quantum cosmology. … This book is certainly a concise, technically sophisticated and up-to-date discussion on the subject in various physical fields. It is also complete. … I can recommend this book for physicists interested in the subject … ." (Cl. Semay, Physicalia, Vol. 38 (2), 2002)
"This fourth edition of Zeh’s ‘The physical basis of the direction of time’ represents an almost new book. … 12 years after the first edition, the author not only incorporated further new results but totally rewrote several chapters. … Therefore, libraries should keep the older editions and incorporate this new edition." (Hans-Jürgen Schmidt, Zentralblatt MATH, Vol. 976, 2002)
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Book Title: The Physical Basis of The Direction of Time
Authors: H. Dieter Zeh
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-38861-6
Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg
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eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2001
eBook ISBN: 978-3-540-38861-6Published: 20 March 2013
Edition Number: 4
Number of Pages: X, 231
Number of Illustrations: 4 b/w illustrations
Topics: Thermodynamics, Complex Systems, Classical and Quantum Gravitation, Relativity Theory, Statistical Physics and Dynamical Systems