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OverviewThe most important question addressed in this book is what is the nature (the ontological status) of spacetime? or, equivalently, what is the dimensionality of the world at the macroscopic level? The answer to this question is developed via a thorough analysis of relativistic effects and explicitly asking whether the objects involved in those effects are three-dimensional or four-dimensional. This analysis clearly shows that if the world and the physical objects were three-dimensional, none of the kinematic relativistic effects and the experimental evidence supporting them would be possible. The implications of this result for physics, philosophy, and our entire world view are discussed. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Vesselin PetkovPublisher: Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Imprint: Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K Dimensions: Width: 15.50cm , Height: 1.90cm , Length: 23.50cm Weight: 0.608kg ISBN: 9783540238898ISBN 10: 3540238891 Pages: 306 Publication Date: 23 May 2005 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Out of stock The supplier is temporarily out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you on backorder and shipped when it becomes available. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |