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9781783740390 |
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(pdf) |
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9781783740406 |
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(epub) |
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9781783740413 |
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(mobi) |
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9781783740376 (Paperback) |
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9781783740383 (Hardback) |
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(OCoLC)900889225 |
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StSaUL |
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eng |
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rda |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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Carroll, John W., |
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author. |
| 245 12 - TITLE STATEMENT |
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| Title |
A time travel dialogue |
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[electronic resource] / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc. |
John W. Carroll, et al.. |
| 264 #1 - PRODUCTION, PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, MANUFACTURE, AND COPYRIGHT NOTICE |
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| Place of production, publication, distribution, manufacture |
Cambridge : |
| Name of producer, publisher, distributor, manufacturer |
Open Book Publishers, |
| Date of production, publication, distribution, manufacture, or copyright notice |
[2014] |
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©2014 |
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1 online resource (viii, 83 pages) : |
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illustrations (some colour) |
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text |
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txt |
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rdacontent |
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computer |
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rdamedia |
| 338 ## - CARRIER TYPE |
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online resource |
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cr |
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rdacarrier |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE |
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| General note |
Available through Open Book Publishers. |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE |
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Statement of responsibility is transcribed as it appears on the title-page: John W. Carroll, et al.. |
| 504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE |
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Includes bibliographical references in notes (pages 77-78). |
| 505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE |
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List of Illustrations -- Introduction -- 1. Monday -- 2. Tuesday -- 3. Wednesday -- 4. Thursday -- 5. Friday -- Notes -- Credits and Acknowledgements. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. |
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| Summary, etc. |
"Is time travel just a confusing plot device deployed by science fiction authors and Hollywood filmmakers to amaze and amuse? Or might empirical data prompt a scientific hypothesis of time travel? Structured on a fascinating dialogue involving a distinguished physicist, Dr. Rufus, a physics graduate student and a computer scientist this book probes an experimentally supported hypothesis of backwards time travel - and in so doing addresses key metaphysical issues, such as causation, identity over time and free will. The setting is the Jefferson National Laboratory during a period of five days in 2010. Dr. Rufus's experimental search for the psi-lepton and the resulting intractable data spurs the discussion on time travel. She and her two colleagues are pushed by their observations to address the grandfather paradox and other puzzles about backwards causation, with attention also given to causal loops, multi-dimensional time, and the prospect that only the present exists. Sensible solutions to the main puzzles emerge, ultimately advancing the case for time travel really being possible. A Time Travel Dialogue addresses the possibility of time travel, approaching familiar paradoxes in a rigorous, engaging, and fun manner. It follows in the long philosophical tradition of using dialogue to present philosophical ideas and arguments, but is ground breaking in its use of the dialogue format to introduce readers to the metaphysics of time travel, and is also distinctive in its use of lab results to drive philosophical analysis. The discussion of data that might decide whether time is one-dimensional (one timeline) or multi-dimensional (branching time) is especially novel."--Publisher's website. |
| 530 ## - ADDITIONAL PHYSICAL FORM AVAILABLE NOTE |
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The PDF and epub editions of this book contain animated graphs. If your device supports MP4 video files, you can click on the image to trigger the animation. The animations are also available on the publisher's website. |
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Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
| 540 ## - TERMS GOVERNING USE AND REPRODUCTION NOTE |
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| Terms governing use and reproduction |
This work, including all images and animations, is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license (CC BY 4.0). For more detailed information consult the publisher's website. |
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Metaphysics. |
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Time travel. |
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Open Book Publishers, |
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publisher. |
| 856 40 - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS |
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<a href="http://doi.org/10.11647/OBP.0043">http://doi.org/10.11647/OBP.0043</a> |
| Public note |
Connect to e-book |
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<a href="http://www.openbookpublishers.com/shopimages/products/cover/256 ">http://www.openbookpublishers.com/shopimages/products/cover/256 </a> |
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Connect to cover image |
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E-Book |
