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OverviewThis is the first detailed account of a new approach to microphysics based on two leading ideas: that the explicit dependence of physical laws on scale encountered in quantum physics, is the manifestation of a fundamental principle of nature, namely, scale relativity (this generalizes Einstein's principle of (motion) relativity to scale transformations); and that the mathematical achievement of this principle needs the introduction of a nondifferentiable space-time varying with resolution, i.e. characterized by its fractal properties. The author discusses in detail reactualization of the principle of relativity and its application to scale transformations, physical laws which are explicitly scale dependent, and fractals as a new geometric description of space-time. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Laurent Nottale (Observatoire De Paris-meudon, France)Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd Imprint: World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd ISBN: 9789810208783ISBN 10: 9810208782 Pages: 348 Publication Date: 01 April 1993 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsGeneral introduction; from fractal objects to fractal spaces; fractal dimension of a quantum path; the fractal structure of the quantum space-time; towards a linear theory of scale relativity; prospects.ReviewsAuthor InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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