Statistical Geometry and Applications to Microphysics and Cosmology /
Recent results from high-energy scattering and theoretical developments of string theory require a change in our understanding of the basic structure of space-time. This book is about the advancement of ideas on the stochastic nature of space-time from the 1930s onward. In particular, the author pro...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Dordrecht :
Springer Netherlands,
1998.
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| Series: | Fundamental Theories of Physics, An International Book Series on The Fundamental Theories of Physics: Their Clarification, Development and Application ; ;
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | Recent results from high-energy scattering and theoretical developments of string theory require a change in our understanding of the basic structure of space-time. This book is about the advancement of ideas on the stochastic nature of space-time from the 1930s onward. In particular, the author promotes the concept of space as a set of hazy lumps, first introduced by Karl Menger, and constructs a novel framework for statistical behaviour at the microlevel. The various chapters address topics such as space-time fluctuation and random potential, non-local fields, and the origin of stochasticity. Implications in astro-particle physics and cosmology are also explored. Audience: This volume will be of interest to physicists, chemists and mathematicians involved in particle physics, astrophysics and cosmology. |
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| Item Description: | Electronic resource. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xi, 251 pages) |
| ISBN: | 9789401152303 (electronic bk.) 9401152306 (electronic bk.) |