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Bangs, Crunches, Whimpers, and Shrieks: Singularities and Acausalities in Relativistic Spacetimes Earman, John (Professor of History and Philosophy of Science, Professor of History and Philosophy of Science, University of Pittsburgh)
Bangs, Crunches, Whimpers, and Shrieks: Singularities and Acausalities in Relativistic Spacetimes
Earman, John (Professor of History and Philosophy of Science, Professor of History and Philosophy of Science, University of Pittsburgh)
This book explains the relevant technical issues of general relativity theory and discusses how these issues bear upon philosophical problems about the nature of space and time, causality, and laws of nature. The first book to address these implications critically, it provides an overview of the technical literature as well as analytical commentary on its philosophical significance.
268 pages, line figures
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | November 2, 1995 |
| ISBN13 | 9780195095913 |
| Publishers | Oxford University Press Inc |
| Pages | 272 |
| Dimensions | 165 × 241 × 29 mm · 526 g |
| Language | English |