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The asymmetry of natural phenomena under time reversal is striking. Here the author investigates the most important classes of physical phenomena that characterize the arrow of time, discussing their interrelations as well as striving to uncover a cosmological common root of the phenomena, such as the time-independent wave function of the universe. The description of irreversible phenomena is shown to be fundamentally ""observer related"". This is a new and expanded edition.

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Author:   H. Dieter Zeh
Publisher:   Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG
Imprint:   Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K
Edition:   2nd Revised edition
Weight:   0.350kg
ISBN:  

9783540548843

ISBN 10:   354054884
Pages:   198
Publication Date:   June 1992
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Replaced By:   9783540648659
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Out of stock  
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<br>FROM THE REVIEWS: <p>MATHEMATICAL REVIEWS<br> The presentation is clear and readable. The book gives an excellent overview of the phenomena which characterize a direction of time like radiation, thermodynamics, quantum indeterminism and the structure of black holes.a <p>SCIENCE MAGAZINE<br> a ]I recommend this book to those willing to devote serious effort to learning part of the subject.a <p>AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICS<br> a ]an excellent summary of what is known at present about this fascinating mystery.a <p>FROM THE REVIEWS: <p>ZENTRALBLATT MATH<br> The book contains an impressive (wea (TM)d say exhaustive) list of references: almost 300 titles (papers and books)a ]We have to mention the high scientific value of the book, its rigorous well-documented discussion of the subject, refinement and subtlety of its reasonings. We strongly recommend it to students and specialists in various fields of theoretical physics.a

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