The theoretical basis for time travel is detailed in this text. Topics discussed include the Big Bang, the Hubble constant, the special theory of relativity, realistic travel, the twin paradox, black holes and white holes.
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Höhe: 234 mm
Breite: 156 mm
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978-0-304-34868-8 (9780304348688)
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A brief history of everything; the Big Bang; the Hubble constant; Newton versus Einstein; the constancy of the speed of light; the special theory of relativity; the twin paradox; relativistic travel; the fourth dimension; the difference in size between space and time; life in a gravitational field; black holes; white holes; entropy in a contracting universe; anti-matter; reverse time; the fifth dimension; the multiverse.