On Time. Causality and the Quantum Gravity Conflict, Hardback/***

The case is made that gravity is a necessary condition for a causal universe. The book is unique in the regard that the consequences of this machinery: Riemannian geometry and Penrose diagrams, thermal quantum fields, quantum non-equilibrium and more, are explained conveying the conceptual consequences while avoiding mathematical technicalities. Publisher: Oxford University Press Author(s): Prof Jan (Professor of theoretical physic, Professor of theoretical physic, Institute of Physics, Leiden University, The Netherlands) Zaanen Illustration(s): 13 colour images Number of pages: 112 Publication date: 2024 Dimensions: 240 x 161 x 11 Cover type: Hardback