| Statistical Geometry and Applications to Microphysics and Cosmology Softcover Repri Edition Contributor(s): Roy, S. (Author) |
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ISBN: 9401062013 ISBN-13: 9789401062015 Publisher: Springer OUR PRICE: $104.49 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2012 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Science | Physics - Mathematical & Computational - Science | Physics - Relativity - Science | Physics - Nuclear |
| Dewey: 530.11 |
| Series: Fundamental Theories of Physics |
| Physical Information: 0.56" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (0.84 lbs) 251 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |