Time Travel and Warp Drives

Time Travel and Warp Drives

FormatPaperback
LanguageEnglish
LocationThe University Of Chicago Press, Chicago 60637
Copyright2012
First Paperback Printing2013
Pages / Font268 pages
ISBN 13978-0-226-22498-5 (Cloth)
ISBN 13978-0-226-04548-1 (Paper)
ISBN 13978-0-226-22500-5 (e-book)
ChaptersPreface Acknowledgments 1 Introduction 2 Time, Clocks, and Reference Frames 3 Lorentz Transformations and Special Relativity 4 The Light Cone 5 Forward Time Travel and the Twin "Paradox" 6 "Forward, into the Past" 7 The Arrow of Time 8 General Relativity: Curved Space and Warped Time 9 Wormholes and Warp Bubbles: Beating the Light Barrier and Possible Time Machines 10 Banana Peels and Parallel Worlds 11 "Don't Be So Negative": Exotic Matter 12 "To Boldly Go..." 13 Cylinders and Strings 14 Epilogue
NotesTo my loving wife, Cecilia, and to my parents (T.R) In memory of my late beloved wife and cherished best friend, Marylee Sticklin Everett. For more than 42 years of love, companionship, support, and wonderful memories, thank you. (A.E)
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