Statistical Geometry and Applications to Microphysics and Cosmology
ISBN: 978-94-01-06201-5
Format: 15.6x23.4cm
Liczba stron: 268
Oprawa: Miękka
Wydanie: 2012 r.
Język: angielski
Dostępność: dostępny
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. <br/> <em>Audience:</em> This volume will be of interest to physicists, chemists and mathematicians involved in particle physics, astrophysics and cosmology.