Time Travel and Warp Drives
| Format | Paperback |
| Language | English |
| Copyright | 2012 |
| Author | Allen Everett, Thomas Roman |
| Format | Paperback |
| Language | English |
| Location | The University Of Chicago Press, Chicago 60637 |
| Copyright | 2012 |
| First Paperback Printing | 2013 |
| Pages / Font | 268 pages |
| ISBN 13 | 978-0-226-22498-5 (Cloth) |
| ISBN 13 | 978-0-226-04548-1 (Paper) |
| ISBN 13 | 978-0-226-22500-5 (e-book) |
| Chapters | Preface
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 Preface
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 Show all ▾ |
| Notes | To 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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