The Emergence of Spacetime in String Theory

London: Routledge (2019)
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The nature of space and time is one of the most fascinating and fundamental areas of the philosophy of physics. This study aims to provide a complete account of current debates in the application of spacetime to string theory. String theory has been an important discipline within physics for many years but is only now being applied to the problems faced by philosophers of science. This emerging area of physics is discussed in relation to a number of theories including general relativity, T-duality and moduli space, and set in the context of current and future research.

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Tiziana Vistarini
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