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    • Publisher:
      Cambridge University Press
      Publication date:
      13 November 2020
      03 December 2020
      ISBN:
      9781108876070
      9781108819534
      DOI:
      https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108876070
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      (229 x 152 mm)
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      0.15kg, 92 Pages
      • Subjects:
      Philosophy: General Interest, Philosophy of Science, Philosophy
      Series:
      Elements in the Philosophy of Physics
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    Book description

    This exploration of the global structure of spacetime within the context of general relativity examines the causal and singular structures of spacetime, revealing some of the curious possibilities that are compatible with the theory, such as 'time travel' and 'holes' of various types. Investigations into the epistemic and modal structures of spacetime highlight the difficulties in ruling out such possibilities, unlikely as they may seem at first. The upshot seems to be that what counts as a 'physically reasonable' spacetime structure in modern physics is far from clear.

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