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The Nature of Time
Author	Thomas Gold
Language	English
Subject	Philosophy of physics, arrow of time
Published	1967
Publisher	Cornell University Press
Pages	248

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The Nature of Time is a 1967 volume edited by the astrophysicist Thomas Gold (with the assistance of D. L. Schumacher), published by Cornell University Press.

Overview

The book reports on an interdisciplinary meeting held at Cornell University in 1963, convened by Hermann Bondi and Thomas Gold, on the nature and direction of time. Physicists, astronomers, and philosophers discuss the origin of the thermodynamic "arrow of time," the relationship between the time asymmetry of physics and that of cosmology and the expanding universe, and the connection between the local and cosmological arrows of time. It remains a frequently cited collection on the problem of the direction of time.

About the editor

Thomas Gold (1920–2004) was an Austrian-born American astrophysicist, a polymath who made pioneering contributions to cosmology (as a co-author of the steady-state theory with Bondi and Hoyle), the theory of pulsars, and geophysics. He founded and long directed the Center for Radiophysics and Space Research at Cornell.

Publication details

Editor: Thomas Gold (with D. L. Schumacher)
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Published: 1967 (meeting 1963)
Pages: 248

Links to Purchase Book

The Nature of Time (Amazon)

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-==Abstract==
+'''''The Nature of Time''''' is a 1967 volume edited by the astrophysicist [[Thomas Gold]] (with the assistance of D. L. Schumacher), published by Cornell University Press.
-Time is a functional entity, derived from the fundamental property of basic 3D matter particles to move at a constant linear seed. 3D matter has no ability to act or move. It is the all-encompassing medium around the 3D matter particle, which moves the 3D matter particle at the highest possible speed. Unit of time is related to the interval required by an elementary 3D matter particle to traverse definite quantity of all-encompassing medium in space. Relating other activities, about 3D matter bodies, to time help us to rationalize in terms of cause and effect relations. Due to its lack of physical form, time can neither expand nor contract nor flow in any direction.[[Category:Scientific Paper]]
+==Overview==
+The book reports on an interdisciplinary meeting held at Cornell University in 1963, convened by Hermann Bondi and Thomas Gold, on the '''nature and direction of time'''. Physicists, astronomers, and philosophers discuss the origin of the thermodynamic "arrow of time," the relationship between the time asymmetry of physics and that of cosmology and the expanding universe, and the connection between the local and cosmological arrows of time. It remains a frequently cited collection on the problem of the direction of time.
+==About the editor==
+Thomas Gold (1920–2004) was an Austrian-born American astrophysicist, a polymath who made pioneering contributions to cosmology (as a co-author of the steady-state theory with Bondi and Hoyle), the theory of pulsars, and geophysics. He founded and long directed the Center for Radiophysics and Space Research at Cornell.
+==Publication details==
+* '''Editor:''' [[Thomas Gold]] (with D. L. Schumacher)
+* '''Publisher:''' [[Cornell University Press]]
+* '''Published:''' 1967 (meeting 1963)
+* '''Pages:''' 248
+==Links to Purchase Book==
+* [https://www.amazon.com/Nature-Time-Thomas-Gold/dp/B0006BRAE2 The Nature of Time] (Amazon)
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