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Cosmic Time Travel

A Scientific Odyssey

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  • © 1991

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Authors:
  1. Barry Parker
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Table of contents (15 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xi
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  2. Introduction

    • Barry Parker
    Pages 1-11

  3. Einstein and the Elasticity of Time

    • Barry Parker
    Pages 13-39

  4. Space That Bends and Twists

    • Barry Parker
    Pages 41-64

  5. Taming the Curvature

    • Barry Parker
    Pages 65-86

  6. The Nature of Time and Space-time

    • Barry Parker
    Pages 87-101

  7. The Discovery of Space-time Tunnels

    • Barry Parker
    Pages 103-120

  8. Rips in the Fabric of Space: Black Holes

    • Barry Parker
    Pages 121-140

  9. Spinning Gateways

    • Barry Parker
    Pages 141-164

  10. Searching for Time Tunnels

    • Barry Parker
    Pages 165-189

  11. Journey into a Black Hole

    • Barry Parker
    Pages 191-214

  12. Overcoming the Problems

    • Barry Parker
    Pages 215-238

  13. Wormholes and Other Universes

    • Barry Parker
    Pages 239-258

  14. Advanced Civilizations and Time Travel

    • Barry Parker
    Pages 259-274

  15. Faster Than Light?

    • Barry Parker
    Pages 275-284

  16. Epilogue

    • Barry Parker
    Pages 285-287

  17. Back Matter

    Pages 289-308
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Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Cosmic Time Travel

  • Book Subtitle: A Scientific Odyssey

  • Authors: Barry Parker

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-6136-5

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Barry Parker 1991

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-0-306-43966-7Published: 01 January 1991

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4899-6136-5Published: 11 November 2013

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XI, 308

  • Number of Illustrations: 81 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology

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