Causality, measurement theory and the differentiable structure of space-time /
Sen, Rathindra Nath.
Causality, measurement theory and the differentiable structure of space-time / Rathindra Nath Sen. - Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2010. - 1 online resource (xx, 391 pages) : illustrations - Cambridge monographs on mathematical physics . - Cambridge monographs on mathematical physics. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
pt. 1. Causality and differentiable structure -- pt. 2. Geometrical points and measurement theory.
Introducing graduate students and researchers to mathematical physics, this book discusses two recent developments: the demonstration that causality can be defined on discrete space-times; and Sewell's measurement theory, in which the wave packet is reduced without recourse to the observer's conscious ego, nonlinearities or interaction with the rest of the universe. The definition of causality on a discrete space-time assumes that space-time is made up of geometrical points. Using Sewell's measurement theory, the author concludes that the notion of geometrical points is as meaningful in quantum mechanics as it is in classical mechanics, and that it is impossible to tell whether the differential calculus is a discovery or an invention. Providing a mathematical discourse on the relation between theoretical and experimental physics, the book gives detailed accounts of the mathematically difficult measurement theories of von Neumann and Sewell.
English.
9780511675522 (electronic bk.) 0511675526 (electronic bk.) 9780511672279 (electronic bk.) 0511672276 (electronic bk.) 0521880548 (hbk.) 9780521880541 (hbk.) 9780511674761 (ebook) 0511674767 (ebook) 9781107424586 (paperback) 1107424585 1107211069 9781107211063 1282547038 9781282547032 9786612547034 6612547030 0511674333 9780511674334 0511670990 9780511670992
9786612547034
254703 MIL
GBA999496 bnb
015391271 Uk
Mathematical physics.
Physique mathématique.
SCIENCE--Physics--Mathematical & Computational.
Mathematical physics.
Raum-Zeit
Kausalität
Mathematisches Modell
Electronic book.
Electronic books.
QC20 / .S46 2010eb
530.15
Causality, measurement theory and the differentiable structure of space-time / Rathindra Nath Sen. - Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2010. - 1 online resource (xx, 391 pages) : illustrations - Cambridge monographs on mathematical physics . - Cambridge monographs on mathematical physics. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
pt. 1. Causality and differentiable structure -- pt. 2. Geometrical points and measurement theory.
Introducing graduate students and researchers to mathematical physics, this book discusses two recent developments: the demonstration that causality can be defined on discrete space-times; and Sewell's measurement theory, in which the wave packet is reduced without recourse to the observer's conscious ego, nonlinearities or interaction with the rest of the universe. The definition of causality on a discrete space-time assumes that space-time is made up of geometrical points. Using Sewell's measurement theory, the author concludes that the notion of geometrical points is as meaningful in quantum mechanics as it is in classical mechanics, and that it is impossible to tell whether the differential calculus is a discovery or an invention. Providing a mathematical discourse on the relation between theoretical and experimental physics, the book gives detailed accounts of the mathematically difficult measurement theories of von Neumann and Sewell.
English.
9780511675522 (electronic bk.) 0511675526 (electronic bk.) 9780511672279 (electronic bk.) 0511672276 (electronic bk.) 0521880548 (hbk.) 9780521880541 (hbk.) 9780511674761 (ebook) 0511674767 (ebook) 9781107424586 (paperback) 1107424585 1107211069 9781107211063 1282547038 9781282547032 9786612547034 6612547030 0511674333 9780511674334 0511670990 9780511670992
9786612547034
254703 MIL
GBA999496 bnb
015391271 Uk
Mathematical physics.
Physique mathématique.
SCIENCE--Physics--Mathematical & Computational.
Mathematical physics.
Raum-Zeit
Kausalität
Mathematisches Modell
Electronic book.
Electronic books.
QC20 / .S46 2010eb
530.15