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
257 pages.
ISBN
- 019509591X
Notes
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Reproduction available: Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
- Reproduction available: Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2009. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
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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- Bibliography
- Electronic books.
- text
Language
- English
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Bangs, crunches, whimpers, and shrieks : singularities and acausalities in relativistic spacetimes / John Earman.
Author
- Earman, John [author]
Published
- New York, New York ; Oxford, [England] : Oxford University Press 1995
Physical description
1 online resource (270 pages) : illustrations
ISBN
- 9780195095913
- 9780195344646
Notes
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
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- Print version:: Earman, John. Bangs, crunches, whimpers, and shrieks : singularities and acausalities in relativistic spacetimes. New York, New York ; Oxford, [England] : Oxford University Press, c1995 xi, 257 pages ; ISBN: 9780195095913
Genre
- Bibliography
- Electronic books.
- Illustrated
- text
Language
- English
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