Einstein, relativity, and absolute simultaneity

• Other Authors: Craig, William Lane., Smith, Quentin, 1952-
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: London ; New York : Routledge, c2008.
• Subjects: Relativity (Physics); Special relativity (Physics); Absolute simultaneity.; Space and time.; Bell's theorem.; Lorentz transformations.; SCIENCE > Relativity. > Physics; Relatividad (Física); Relatividad especial (Física); Simultaneidad absoluta.; Espacio y tiempo.; Teorema de Bell.; Transformaciones de Lorentz.; Electronic books.
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Presenting a collection of original essays from a team of international philosophers and physicists, this volume reassesses the contemporary paradigm of the relativistic concept of time. There is no other book like this currently available.

Table of Contents:

• Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Illustrations; Introduction; 1 The metaphysics of special relativity: three views; 2 Finding ''real'' time in quantum mechanics; 3 A radical rethinking of quantum gravity: rejecting Einstein's relativity and unifying Bohmian quantum mechanics with a Bell-neo-Lorentzian absolute time, space and gravity; 4 Hidden variables and the large-scale structure of space-time; 5 Non-local correlations in quantum theory: how the trick might be done; 6 The zero acceleration discontinuity and absolute simultaneity; 7 Global Positioning System and the twins' paradox.