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- A must for all theoretical physicists and philosophers of science
- Second edition is significantly expanded with new and strengthened arguments
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: The Frontiers Collection (FRONTCOLL)
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Table of contents (11 chapters)
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Front Matter
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From Galileo to Minkowski
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Front Matter
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On the Nature of Spacetime:Conceptual and Philosophical Issues
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Front Matter
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Part II On the Nature of Spacetime:
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Implications of the Reality of Spacetime for Physics
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Part III Implications of the Reality of Spacetime for Physics
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Back Matter
About this book
Reviews
From the reviews of the second edition:
“The book under review is mainly devoted to the physical consequences of special relativity and to the unveiling of the very nature of spacetime. … The book is clear and well written and the bibliographic references are very good. It is recommended to physicists and to philosophers of science.” (Francesco Sorge, Mathematical Reviews, Issue 2011 i)Authors and Affiliations
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Liberal Arts College, Concordia University, Montreal, Canada
Vesselin Petkov
About the author
Presently: Assistant Professor, Science College, Concordia University (in fact, I am associated with three departments - Liberal Arts College, Philosophy Department, and Science College)
1984 -1989: Adjunct Professor, Philosophy Department, Sofia University
1986 -1989: Researcher, Institute of Philosophy, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
Doctoral degrees in theoretical physics (1997, Concordia University) and philosophy of science (1988, Institute of Philosophy, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences).
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Relativity and the Nature of Spacetime
Authors: Vesselin Petkov
Series Title: The Frontiers Collection
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-01962-3
Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg
eBook Packages: Physics and Astronomy, Physics and Astronomy (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2009
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-642-01952-4Published: 09 July 2009
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-24235-9Published: 30 November 2011
eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-01962-3Published: 23 June 2009
Series ISSN: 1612-3018
Series E-ISSN: 2197-6619
Edition Number: 2
Number of Pages: XIII, 316
Number of Illustrations: 70 b/w illustrations
Topics: Classical and Quantum Gravitation, Relativity Theory, Philosophy, general, Mathematical Methods in Physics