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Overview
Recent results from high-energy scattering and theoretical developments of string theory require a change in our understanding of the basic structure of space-time. This book is about the advancement of ideas on the shastic nature of space-time from the 1930s onward. In particular, the author promotes the concept of space as a set of hazy lumps, first introduced by Karl Menger, and constructs a novel framework for statistical behaviour at the microlevel. The various chapters address topics such as space-time fluctuation and random potential, non-local fields, and the origin of shasticity. Implications in astro-particle physics and cosmology are also explored. Audience: This volume will be of interest to physicists, chemists and mathematicians involved in particle physics, astrophysics and cosmology.
Synopsis
Recent results from high-energy scattering and theoretical developments of string theory require a change in our understanding of the basic structure of space-time. This book is about the advancement of ideas on the stochastic nature of space-time from the 1930s onward. In particular, the author promotes the concept of space as a set of hazy lumps, first introduced by Karl Menger, and constructs a novel framework for statistical behaviour at the microlevel. The various chapters address topics such as space-time fluctuation and random potential, non-local fields, and the origin of stochasticity. Implications in astro-particle physics and cosmology are also explored.
Audience: This volume will be of interest to physicists, chemists and mathematicians involved in particle physics, astrophysics and cosmology.
Booknews
Statistician Roy discusses the ideas of various mathematicians and physicists of this century on the stochastic nature of space-time. He focuses on the relational view of space-time, expounds Karl Menger's idea of cloud space, addresses the question of how the ordering of space is produced from a set of hazy lumps and their changes, and constructs a framework for statistical behavior at the microlevel. Topics include space-time fluctuation and random potential, nonlocal fields, and implications for astro-particle physics and cosmology. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.