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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.
-The nature of the conservative field is used to show that the application of contact forces cannot change the total energy of an object. Mathematical analysis indicates that field forces are velocity-dependent. The concept that the reactive force does not work is shown in error. Analysis shows that the relativity time transformation has no validity in the sense of a time dilation, but indicates a reduction in the internal energy of an accelerated object, and hence the slowing of periodic processes.[[Category:Scientific Paper]]
+==Overview==
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+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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