Re-thinking time at the interface of physics and philosophy : the forgotten present /

Re-thinking time at the interface of physics and philosophy : the forgotten present /

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Imprint:	Cham : Springer, 2015.
Description:	1 online resource (x, 274 pages) : illustrations.
Language:	English
Series:	On thinking On thinking.
Subject:	Space and time. Physics -- Philosophy. Physics -- Philosophy. Space and time.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11094050

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Other authors / contributors:	Müller, Albrecht A. C. von, editor. Filk, Thomas, editor.
ISBN:	9783319104461 3319104462 9783319104454 3319104454
Digital file characteristics:	text file PDF
Notes:	Includes index. Print version record.
Summary:	The current volume of the Parmenides Series "On Thinking" addresses our deepest and most personal experience of the world, the experience of "the present," from a modern perspective combining physics and philosophy. Many prominent researchers have contributed articles to the volume, in which they present models and express their opinions on and, in some cases, also their skepticism about the subject and how it may be (or may not be) addressed, as well as which aspects they consider most relevant in this context. While Einstein might have once hoped that "the present" would find its place in the theory of general relativity, in a later discussion with Carnap he expressed his disappointment that he was never able to achieve this goal. This collection of articles provides a unique overview of different modern approaches, representing not only a valuable summary for experts, but also a nearly inexhaustible source of profound and novel ideas for those who are simply interested in this question.
Other form:	Print version: Re-Thinking Time at the Interface of Physics and Philosophy 3319104454
Standard no.:	10.1007/978-3-319-10446-1

Table of Contents:

The Forgotten Present
Autogenetic Network Theory
Relational Events and the Conflict Between Relativity and the Collapse
Relativistic Interactions and the Structure of Time
Instants in Physics ? Point Mechanics and General Relativity
Irreversibility and Collapse Models
Time and the Algebraic Theory of Moments
The Problem of Time and the Problem of Quantum Measurement
Classical and Quantum Probability: The two Logics of Science
Present and Future in Quantum Mechanics
Quantum Physics and Presentism
Now, Factuality and Conditio Humana.