Bangs, crunches, whimpers, and shrieks : singularities and acausality in relativistic spacetimes / John Earman.
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Published
- New York : Oxford University Press 1995
Physical description
1 electronic text.
ISBN
- 019509591X
Notes
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Reproduction available: Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Mode of access: World Wide Web. System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader or other PDF reader (latest version recommended); Internet Explorer or other browser (latest version recommended).
Contents
- 1. Introducing Spacetime Singularities and Acausalities -- 2. Defining, Characterizing, and Proving the Existence of Spacetime Singularities -- 3. Cosmic Censorship -- 4. Supertasks -- 5. The Big Bang and the Horizon Problem -- 6. Time Travel -- 7. Eternal Recurrence, Cyclic Time, and All That -- 8. Afterword.
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Genre
- Bibliography
- Electronic books.
Language
- English
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