UID:
almafu_9959233288002883
Format:
1 online resource (215 p.)
ISBN:
3-11-032826-7
Series Statement:
Process Thought ; 5
Content:
Einstein's General Theory of Relativity links the metrical structure of the cosmic order (or ""cosmology"") to the contingent distributions of matter and energy throughout the universe, one of the chief areas of investigation in astrophysics. However, presently we have neither devised nor discovered system of uniform relations whereby we can make our cosmological measurements intelligible. This is ""the measurement problem of cosmology."" Using both historical ideas (such as A.N. Whitehead's work in the 1920's) and contemporary evidence and theories, argue that the measurement problem has neith
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Description based upon print version of record.
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Frontmatter --
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Table of Contents --
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Preface --
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Introduction --
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CHAPTER ONE: The Measurement Problem of Cosmology --
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CHAPTER TWO: Chaos, Confusion and Cosmology --
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CHAPTER THREE: Metrical Theories vs. Theories of Measurement --
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CHAPTER FOUR: The Nature of Nature --
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CHAPTER FIVE: Nuts and Bolts --
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CHAPTER SIX: The Big(ger) Picture --
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Issued also in print.
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 3-11-032797-X
Additional Edition:
ISBN 1-299-72310-1
Language:
English
DOI:
10.1515/9783110328264
