Space, Time and the Limits of Human Understanding
In this compendium of essays, some of the world’s leading thinkers discuss their conceptions of space and time, as viewed through the lens of their own discipline. With an epilogue on the limits of human understanding, this volume hosts contributions from
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Shyam Wuppuluri Giancarlo Ghirardi (Eds.)
SPACE , TIME AND THE LIMITS OF HUMAN U NDERSTANDING Foreword by John Stachel and Afterword by Noam Chomsky
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THE FRONTIERS COLLECTION Series editors Avshalom C. Elitzur Iyar The Israel Institute for Advanced Research, Rehovot, Israel e-mail: [email protected] Laura Mersini-Houghton Department of Physics, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3255, USA e-mail: [email protected] T. Padmanabhan Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics (IUCAA), Pune, India e-mail: [email protected] Maximilian Schlosshauer Department of Physics, University of Portland, Portland, OR 97203, USA e-mail: [email protected] Mark P. Silverman Department of Physics, Trinity College, Hartford, CT 06106, USA e-mail: [email protected] Jack A. Tuszynski Department of Physics, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 1Z2, Canada e-mail: [email protected] Rüdiger Vaas Center for Philosophy and Foundations of Science, University of Giessen, 35394 Giessen, Germany e-mail: [email protected]
THE FRONTIERS COLLECTION
Series Editors A.C. Elitzur L. Mersini-Houghton T. Padmanabhan M.P. Silverman J.A. Tuszynski R. Vaas
M. Schlosshauer
The books in this collection are devoted to challenging and open problems at the forefront of modern science, including related philosophical debates. In contrast to typical research monographs, however, they strive to present their topics in a manner accessible also to scientifically literate non-specialists wishing to gain insight into the deeper implications and fascinating questions involved. Taken as a whole, the series reflects the need for a fundamental and interdisciplinary approach to modern science. Furthermore, it is intended to encourage active scientists in all areas to ponder over important and perhaps controversial issues beyond their own speciality. Extending from quantum physics and relativity to entropy, consciousness and complex systems—the Frontiers Collection will inspire readers to push back the frontiers of their own knowledge.
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Shyam Wuppuluri ⋅ Giancarlo Ghirardi Editors
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Editors Shyam Wuppuluri R. N. Podar School (CBSE) Podar Educational Complex Mumbai India
Giancarlo Ghirardi Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics Trieste Italy
ISSN 1612-3018 ISSN 2197-6619 (electronic) THE FRONTIERS COLLECTION ISBN 978-3-319-44417-8 ISBN 978-3-319-44418-5 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-44418-5 Library of Congress Control Number: 2016950405 © Springer International Publishing AG 2017 Chapter 15 is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). For further details see license information in the chapter. This work is subject to copyright. Al
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