Can we change the past?
The surprising answer to this question can be found in the final chapters of this book.
Examining both the history of the study...
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Can we change the past?
The surprising answer to this question can be found in the final chapters of this book.
Examining both the history of the study of time, from the classical Greeks through to the present day, and presenting in detail the modern state of physical research on the subject, this book is a superb overview of a fascinating subject.
The figures who have helped to shape our views on time are presented as real people, in the context of their own times and struggles: from Socrates' troubles in Athens, to the experiences of physicists under the former Soviet Union. In addition Novikov details his personal experiences with great Russian and Western physicists, such as Sakharov, Zeldovich, Rees and Hawking, and his travels in the West before the fall of the Iron Curtain.
Details of the modern theories in fields such as the possibility of time machines, anomalous flows of time (at black or white holes) and the possible source of The River of Time are described with authority and clarity. These are areas in which Novikov is himself a leading researcher.
Accessible to all, the engaging style and wonderful illustrations make this book hugely enjoyable to read.
Sommaire
Origins of thinking about time
Science of time is born
Light
The pace of time can be slowed down! Time machine
Time, space and gravitation
Holes in space and time
Energy extracted from black holes
Towards the sources of the river of time
Journey to unusual depths
Grand Unification
Sources
What produces the flow of time and why in a single direction only? Against the flow