Time Travel in Einstein's Universe: The Physical Possibilities of Travel Through TimeHoughton Mifflin Harcourt, 2002 - 291 páginas In this fascinating book, the renowned astrophysicist J. Richard Gott leads time travel out of the world of H. G. Wells and into the realm of scientific possibility. Building on theories posited by Einstein and advanced by scientists such as Stephen Hawking and Kip Thorne, Gott explains how time travel can actually occur. He describes, with boundless enthusiasm and humor, how travel to the future is not only possible but has already happened, and he contemplates whether travel to the past is also conceivable. Notable not only for its extraordinary subject matter and scientific brilliance, Time Travel in Einstein's Universe is a delightful and captivating exploration of the surprising facts behind the science fiction of time travel. |
Contenido
Dreaming of Time Travel | 3 |
Time Travel to the Future | 33 |
Time Travel to the Past | 76 |
Time Travel and the Beginning of the Universe | 131 |
Reports from the Future | 200 |
Notes | 243 |
Annotated References | 265 |
277 | |
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Time Travel in Einstein's Universe: The Physical Possibilities of Travel ... J. Richard Gott Vista previa limitada - 2015 |
Time Travel in Einstein's Universe: The Physical Possibilities of Travel ... J. Richard Gott Vista de fragmentos - 2001 |
Time Travel in Einstein's Universe: The Physical Possibilities of Travel ... J. Richard Gott Sin vista previa disponible - 2001 |
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