Cosmology, physics, and philosophy

Cosmology, Physics and Philosophy Table of Contents (The last two Volumes published FREE online) VOLUME I [Out of print. May only be purchased online as hardcover used book] Worldwide Acclaims ……………………………………...……… ii SIR KARL POPPER, Foreword ……………….……………..…. xx SIR ALAN COTTRELL, Foreword ………………….………..... xxi Preface ……………………………………..….……….…..……... xxii Introduction …………..………………………..…………………. 2 1.1 The Revival of Relativistic Cosmology vs. Modified Concepts in Physics and Philosophy …………………...….… 2 1.1.1 The problem of ordering ……………………...….… 3 1.1.2 How did it all start? ………………………………... 5 1.1.3 The first seven stages …………………………….... 7 1.1.4 The present matter-dominated era …………………….. 11 2.1 The Einsteinian Methodology: A Preliminary Remark . 11 2.2 The Withdrawal of Philosophy From Physics (and of Physics From Philosophy) …………………………….…...… 13 2.3 The Greatest Ambition of Physics ……………………..…...... 16 2.3.1 Unification of initial-boundary conditions first? Unification of fields second? …………………...….... 16 2.3.2 Should unification begin with differential equations? …………………..…….…...… 17 2.4 The Great Physico-Philosophical Gains From The Discovery of the Cosmic Background Radiation ……….. 19 2.5 The Expanding Universe ………………………….…….…... 22 2.6 The 1977 “Aether Drift” Discovery ……………..………....…. 23 2.7 Verification of Physical Laws by Astronomy and Astrophysics ……………………………………….……….… 24 3.1 Some Tentative Assertions …...……………………..…...….. 26 3.2 The Skeptic’s Outlook .……………………...………..…...….. 69 PART I: Preliminary Concepts 1. From Terrestrial Gravitational Structures To Black Holes and Neutrinos in Astrophysics ……...…….. 74 1.1 Gravitation, Asymmetry and Structure ………………….…… 80 A fallacy associated with current theories ……………….........…. 80 1.1.2 Gravity-induced sedimentary structures …………... 81 1.2 Stars and the Hertzsprung-Russel Central Diagram ……….. 88 1.3 Supernovae, Gravitational Collapse, Neutron Stars, Pulsars …………………………………….. 92 1.4 X-Ray Astronomy, Binary X-Ray Systems, and Gravitational Clocks ……………………………………... 100 1.5 Black Holes …………………………………………….… 106 1.6 Gas, Dust and the Formation of Stars in Our Galaxy ….… 113 1.7 How Are Cosmic Distances Measured? ………………… 116 1.8 Neutrino Astronomy and Astrophysics ………………… 130 1.9 The Emergence of Gamma-Ray Astronomy ……………. 132 1.10 Exploration of Extra-Solar Space By Unmanned Spacecraft ……………………………….. 134 2. From “Conservation” in Classical Physics To Solitons in Particle Physics ………………………..…… 136 2.1 Aim and Scope

שנה

1987

שפה

English

הוצאה

Springer

מהדורות

1

עמודים

522

ISBN

9780387965260

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