Time And Science - Volume 3: Physical Sciences And Cosmology - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Time And Science - Volume 3: Physical Sciences And Cosmology write by Remy Lestienne. This book was released on 2023-06-22. Time And Science - Volume 3: Physical Sciences And Cosmology available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The present volume of Time and Science series is devoted to Physical Sciences and Cosmology. Today more than ever, the question 'is Time an ontological property, a necessary ingredient for the physical description of the world, or a purely epistemological element, relative to our situation in the world?' worry physicists and cosmologists alike. For many of them, Relativity (and particularly General Relativity), as well as its reconciliation with quantum mechanics in the elaboration of a quantum theory of gravitation, points to a negative answer to the first alternative, and leads them to deny the objective reality of time. For others, the answer is nuanced by the evidence of an emerging temporal property when one climbs the scales of the complexity of systems and/or the applicability of the statistical laws of thermodynamics. But for some, the illusion of the unreality of time comes from certain confusions that they denounce, and plead for the re-establishment of time at the heart of physical theories.
The Arrows of Time
The Arrows of Time - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Arrows of Time write by Laura Mersini-Houghton. This book was released on 2012-05-30. The Arrows of Time available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The concept of time has fascinated humanity throughout recorded history, and it remains one of the biggest mysteries in science and philosophy. Time is clearly one of the fundamental building blocks of the universe and thus a deeper understanding of nature at a fundamental level also demands a comprehension of time. Furthermore, the origins of the universe are closely intertwined with the puzzle of time: Did time emerge at the Big Bang? Why does the arrow of time ‘conspire’ with the order of the initial state of the universe? This book addresses many of the most important questions about time: What is time, and is it fundamental or emergent? Why is there such an arrow of time, closely related to the initial state of the universe, and why do the cosmic, thermodynamic and other arrows agree? These issues are discussed here by leading experts, and each offers a new perspective on the debate. Their contributions delve into the most difficult research topic in physics, also describing the latest cutting edge research on the subject. The book also offers readers a comparison between the different outlooks of philosophy, physics and cosmology on the puzzle of time. This volume is intended to be useful for research purposes, but most chapters are also accessible to a more general audience of scientifically educated readers looking for deeper insights.
Time And Science (In 3 Volumes)
Time And Science (In 3 Volumes) - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Time And Science (In 3 Volumes) write by Remy Lestienne. This book was released on 2023-06-21. Time And Science (In 3 Volumes) available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Prominent scientists and philosophers of science address contemporary debates on the nature of Time. Their contributions freely discuss its unity and reality, its compatibility with the orders of classical philosophy (present, past and future) and with the disputed idea of free will (Volume 1). They also present a detailed and updated state of the role of Time in the so-called exact sciences: biology — or more precisely genetics, evolution, neurosciences, natural and artificial intelligence (Volume 2) , and physics — relativity, quantum mechanics and quantum gravity, and cosmology (Volume 3).
The New York Times Book of Physics and Astronomy
The New York Times Book of Physics and Astronomy - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The New York Times Book of Physics and Astronomy write by Cornelia Dean. This book was released on 2013. The New York Times Book of Physics and Astronomy available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. A treasury of 125 archival articles covers more than a century of scientific breakthroughs, setbacks and mysteries and includes pieces by Pulitzer Prize-winning writers, includes Malcolm W. Browne on antimatter, James Glanz on string theory and George Johnson on quantum physics.
Time And Science - Volume 2: Life Sciences
Time And Science - Volume 2: Life Sciences - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Time And Science - Volume 2: Life Sciences write by Remy Lestienne. This book was released on 2023-06-22. Time And Science - Volume 2: Life Sciences available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Life and Time are very closely linked, because life needs the patience of eons to emerge and evolve, and also due to the precision timing of neural networks in the perception of the world, encoding information, and performing actions. A dozen renowned biologists and neuroscientists collaborate in this volume to explore the various facets of timing in the living world. The temporal programming of the activity of the genetic code controls the essential mechanisms of individual development from zygote to adult, while evolution uses the succession of generations to accomplish its work. For its part, the brain accomplishes the miracle of justifying presentism and reconstructing the continuity of present time from the fragmented data accessible to the senses, as well as measuring durations and dating events. To this end, the brain uses a multilevel temporal coding to transport and decode sensory information and prepare motor responses. It is only gradually that we have discovered the temporal precision of the mechanisms involved, of the order of a few milliseconds or less, for the adjustment of neural networks, or the synaptic plasticity used for memory formation. Today, the perfection of natural neural networks, the energy saving use of spikes of electrical impulses to categorize the sensory environment and to guess its probable future is an example to the modelers and engineers of artificial intelligence.
