Overview
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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Details
- ISBN-13: 9780792349075
- ISBN-10: 0792349075
- Publisher: Springer
- Publish Date: January 1998
- Dimensions: 9.21 x 6.14 x 0.63 inches
- Shipping Weight: 1.22 pounds
- Page Count: 251
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