Branching space-times : theory and applications /

This book develops a rigorous theory of indeterminism as a local and modal concept. Its crucial insight is that our world contains events or processes with alternative, really possible outcomes. The theory aims at clarifying what this assumption involves, and it does it in two ways. First, it provid...

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Main Authors:	Belnap, Nuel, 1930- (Author), Müller, Thomas, 1969- (Author), Placek, Tomasz, 1960- (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Oxford University Press, [2022].
Series:	Oxford studies in philosophy of science.
Subjects:	Determinism (Philosophy) > Mathematics. Events (Philosophy) > Mathematical models. Mathematical physics. Space and time > Mathematical models. Chaotic behavior in systems > Mathematical models. Probabilities.