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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Tiziana VistariniPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd Imprint: Pickering & Chatto (Publishers) Ltd Weight: 0.350kg ISBN: 9781848935938ISBN 10: 1848935935 Pages: 142 Publication Date: 25 June 2019 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsIntroduction 1. Spacetime Emergence and Metaphysical Explanation in Fundamental Physics 2. Strings in a Nutshell 3. General Relatavistic Spacetime Emergence 4. T-duality and Emergence 5. Holographic Duality and Emergence 6. String Theory's Background Independence Explained through the Theory's Moduli Space 7. Spacetime Emergence via Non Commutative Quatum String TheoryReviews"""Libraries supporting schools with active theoretical physics and philosophy of science departments will want this text on their shelves, as there are no comparable works. Summing Up: Recommended."" – CHOICE ""This book presents a snapshot of an interesting research program in progress. The case studies isolate philosophically relevant features of string theory, and I found them informative and thought-provoking. I would recommend it to any philosopher of physics with an interest in current philosophical debates about quantum theories of gravity."" – Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews" This book presents a snapshot of an interesting research program in progress. The case studies isolate philosophically relevant features of string theory, and I found them informative and thought-provoking. I would recommend it to any philosopher of physics with an interest in current philosophical debates about quantum theories of gravity. - Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews Libraries supporting schools with active theoretical physics and philosophy of science departments will want this text on their shelves, as there are no comparable works. Summing Up: Recommended. - CHOICE This book presents a snapshot of an interesting research program in progress. The case studies isolate philosophically relevant features of string theory, and I found them informative and thought-provoking. I would recommend it to any philosopher of physics with an interest in current philosophical debates about quantum theories of gravity. - Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews Author Information"Tiziana Vistarini is a Visiting Scholar at the University of Rome, ""Roma Tre"", Philosophy Department." Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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