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Dirk Bruere at Neopax

Jun13-05, 01:09 AM

<jabberwocky><div class="vbmenu_control"><a href="jabberwocky:;" onClick="newWindow=window.open('','usenetCode','toolbar=no, location=no,scrollbars=yes,resizable=yes,status=no ,width=650,height=400'); newWindow.document.write('<HTML><HEAD><TITLE>Usenet ASCII</TITLE></HEAD><BODY topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 BGCOLOR=#F1F1F1><table border=0 width=625><td bgcolor=midnightblue><font color=#F1F1F1>This Usenet message\'s original ASCII form: </font></td></tr><tr><td width=449><br><br><font face=courier><UL><PRE>Can anyone recomment a good book on the Arrow of Time? Ideally not too\ntechnical ie not too many equations.\n\nSpecifically including treatments of QM measurement, the perception of\nthe \'flow\' of time, the expansion of the universe and some information\ntheory.\n\n--\nDirk\n\nThe Consensus:-\nThe political party for the new millenium\nhttp://www.theconsensus.org\n\n</UL></PRE></font></td></tr></table></BODY><HTML>');"> <IMG SRC=/images/buttons/ip.gif BORDER=0 ALIGN=CENTER ALT="View this Usenet post in original ASCII form">  View this Usenet post in original ASCII form </a></div><P></jabberwocky>Can anyone recomment a good book on the Arrow of Time? Ideally not too
technical ie not too many equations.

Specifically including treatments of QM measurement, the perception of
the 'flow' of time, the expansion of the universe and some information
theory.

--
Dirk

The Consensus:-
The political party for the new millenium
http://www.theconsensus.org

Maarten van Reeuwijk

Jun13-05, 05:36 AM

<jabberwocky><div class="vbmenu_control"><a href="jabberwocky:;" onClick="newWindow=window.open('','usenetCode','toolbar=no, location=no,scrollbars=yes,resizable=yes,status=no ,width=650,height=400'); newWindow.document.write('<HTML><HEAD><TITLE>Usenet ASCII</TITLE></HEAD><BODY topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 BGCOLOR=#F1F1F1><table border=0 width=625><td bgcolor=midnightblue><font color=#F1F1F1>This Usenet message\'s original ASCII form: </font></td></tr><tr><td width=449><br><br><font face=courier><UL><PRE>Dirk Bruere at Neopax wrote:\n\n> Can anyone recomment a good book on the Arrow of Time? Ideally not too\n> technical ie not too many equations.\n>\n> Specifically including treatments of QM measurement, the perception of\n> the \'flow\' of time, the expansion of the universe and some information\n> theory.\n>\n\nNot sure if this covers all you were looking for but I thoroughly enjoyed\nthis book:\n\nThe End of Certainty\nIlya Prigogine\n\nCheers,\n\nMaarten\n\n\n--\n================================================ ===================\nMaarten van Reeuwijk dept. of Multiscale Physics\nPhd student Faculty of Applied Sciences\nmaarten.ws.tn.tudelft.nl Delft University of Technology\n\n</UL></PRE></font></td></tr></table></BODY><HTML>');"> <IMG SRC=/images/buttons/ip.gif BORDER=0 ALIGN=CENTER ALT="View this Usenet post in original ASCII form">  View this Usenet post in original ASCII form </a></div><P></jabberwocky>Dirk Bruere at Neopax wrote:

> Can anyone recomment a good book on the Arrow of Time? Ideally not too
> technical ie not too many equations.
>
> Specifically including treatments of QM measurement, the perception of
> the 'flow' of time, the expansion of the universe and some information
> theory.
>

Not sure if this covers all you were looking for but I thoroughly enjoyed
this book:

The End of Certainty
Ilya Prigogine

Cheers,

Maarten

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================================================== =================
Maarten van Reeuwijk dept. of Multiscale Physics
Phd student Faculty of Applied Sciences
maarten.ws.tn.tudelft.nl Delft University of Technology

Hdeasy

Jun13-05, 09:46 AM

or Henry Stapp's Mind, Matter, and Quantum Mechanics - good description of wave function collapse advancing the arrow of time.

carlip-nospam@physics.ucdavis.edu

Jun13-05, 05:47 PM

<jabberwocky><div class="vbmenu_control"><a href="jabberwocky:;" onClick="newWindow=window.open('','usenetCode','toolbar=no, location=no,scrollbars=yes,resizable=yes,status=no ,width=650,height=400'); newWindow.document.write('<HTML><HEAD><TITLE>Usenet ASCII</TITLE></HEAD><BODY topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 BGCOLOR=#F1F1F1><table border=0 width=625><td bgcolor=midnightblue><font color=#F1F1F1>This Usenet message\'s original ASCII form: </font></td></tr><tr><td width=449><br><br><font face=courier><UL><PRE>Dirk Bruere at Neopax <dirk@neopax.com> wrote:\n> Can anyone recomment a good book on the Arrow of Time?\n> Ideally not too technical ie not too many equations.\n\nTry\n\nH.D. Zeh, _The Physical Basis of the Direction of Time_.\nIt\'s an excellent book. It might have a few too many\nequations, but you can get a lot out of it if you skip\nover them.\n\nSteve Carlip\n\n</UL></PRE></font></td></tr></table></BODY><HTML>');"> <IMG SRC=/images/buttons/ip.gif BORDER=0 ALIGN=CENTER ALT="View this Usenet post in original ASCII form">  View this Usenet post in original ASCII form </a></div><P></jabberwocky>Dirk Bruere at Neopax <dirk@neopax.com> wrote:
> Can anyone recomment a good book on the Arrow of Time?
> Ideally not too technical ie not too many equations.

Try

H.D. Zeh, _The Physical Basis of the Direction of Time_.
It's an excellent book. It might have a few too many
equations, but you can get a lot out of it if you skip
over them.

Steve Carlip

chronon

Jun14-05, 12:22 AM

<jabberwocky><div class="vbmenu_control"><a href="jabberwocky:;" onClick="newWindow=window.open('','usenetCode','toolbar=no, location=no,scrollbars=yes,resizable=yes,status=no ,width=650,height=400'); newWindow.document.write('<HTML><HEAD><TITLE>Usenet ASCII</TITLE></HEAD><BODY topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 BGCOLOR=#F1F1F1><table border=0 width=625><td bgcolor=midnightblue><font color=#F1F1F1>This Usenet message\'s original ASCII form: </font></td></tr><tr><td width=449><br><br><font face=courier><UL><PRE>Dirk Bruere at Neopax wrote:\n> Can anyone recomment a good book on the Arrow of Time? Ideally not too\n> technical ie not too many equations.\n>\n> Specifically including treatments of QM measurement, the perception of\n> the \'flow\' of time, the expansion of the universe and some information\n> theory.\n\nThere\'s "Time\'s Arrow & Archimedes\' Point" by Huw Price, which covers\nmuch of what you want. Sometimes the arguments aren\'t that easy to\nfollow (as with most philosophy of physics books), but it\'s well worth\nreading.\n\n\nStephen Lee www.chronon.org\n\n</UL></PRE></font></td></tr></table></BODY><HTML>');"> <IMG SRC=/images/buttons/ip.gif BORDER=0 ALIGN=CENTER ALT="View this Usenet post in original ASCII form">  View this Usenet post in original ASCII form </a></div><P></jabberwocky>Dirk Bruere at Neopax wrote:
> Can anyone recomment a good book on the Arrow of Time? Ideally not too
> technical ie not too many equations.
>
> Specifically including treatments of QM measurement, the perception of
> the 'flow' of time, the expansion of the universe and some information
> theory.

There's "Time's Arrow & Archimedes' Point" by Huw Price, which covers
much of what you want. Sometimes the arguments aren't that easy to
follow (as with most philosophy of physics books), but it's well worth
reading.

Stephen Lee www.chronon.org

Charles Francis

Jun26-05, 11:43 AM

<jabberwocky><div class="vbmenu_control"><a href="jabberwocky:;" onClick="newWindow=window.open('','usenetCode','toolbar=no, location=no,scrollbars=yes,resizable=yes,status=no ,width=650,height=400'); newWindow.document.write('<HTML><HEAD><TITLE>Usenet ASCII</TITLE></HEAD><BODY topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 BGCOLOR=#F1F1F1><table border=0 width=625><td bgcolor=midnightblue><font color=#F1F1F1>This Usenet message\'s original ASCII form: </font></td></tr><tr><td width=449><br><br><font face=courier><UL><PRE>In message <3h01iaFelm4lU1@individual.net>, Dirk Bruere at Neopax\n<dirk@neopax.com> writes\n>Can anyone recomment a good book on the Arrow of Time? Ideally not too\n>technical ie not too many equations.\n>\n>Specifically including treatments of QM measurement, the perception of\n>the \'flow\' of time, the expansion of the universe and some information\n>theory.\n>\nPaul Davies, About Time. He has a good reputation as a popular science\nwriter.\n\n\nRegards\n\n--\nCharles Francis\n\n</UL></PRE></font></td></tr></table></BODY><HTML>');"> <IMG SRC=/images/buttons/ip.gif BORDER=0 ALIGN=CENTER ALT="View this Usenet post in original ASCII form">  View this Usenet post in original ASCII form </a></div><P></jabberwocky>In message <3h01iaFelm4lU1@individual.net>, Dirk Bruere at Neopax
<dirk@neopax.com> writes
>Can anyone recomment a good book on the Arrow of Time? Ideally not too
>technical ie not too many equations.
>
>Specifically including treatments of QM measurement, the perception of
>the 'flow' of time, the expansion of the universe and some information
>theory.
>
Paul Davies, About Time. He has a good reputation as a popular science
writer.

Regards

--
Charles Francis

I.Vecchi

Jun30-05, 10:03 AM

<jabberwocky><div class="vbmenu_control"><a href="jabberwocky:;" onClick="newWindow=window.open('','usenetCode','toolbar=no, location=no,scrollbars=yes,resizable=yes,status=no ,width=650,height=400'); newWindow.document.write('<HTML><HEAD><TITLE>Usenet ASCII</TITLE></HEAD><BODY topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 BGCOLOR=#F1F1F1><table border=0 width=625><td bgcolor=midnightblue><font color=#F1F1F1>This Usenet message\'s original ASCII form: </font></td></tr><tr><td width=449><br><br><font face=courier><UL><PRE>\ncarlip-nospam@physics.ucdavis.edu wrote:\n>\n> H.D. Zeh, _The Physical Basis of the Direction of Time_.\n> It\'s an excellent book. It might have a few too many\n> equations, but you can get a lot out of it if you skip\n> over them.\n\n"A preliminary version of a fifth edition (as yet incomplete) is\navailable below for downloading chapterwise".\n\nat http://www.time-direction.de\n\nIV\n\n</UL></PRE></font></td></tr></table></BODY><HTML>');"> <IMG SRC=/images/buttons/ip.gif BORDER=0 ALIGN=CENTER ALT="View this Usenet post in original ASCII form">  View this Usenet post in original ASCII form </a></div><P></jabberwocky>carlip-nospam@physics.ucdavis.edu wrote:
>
> H.D. Zeh, _The Physical Basis of the Direction of Time_.
> It's an excellent book. It might have a few too many
> equations, but you can get a lot out of it if you skip
> over them.

"A preliminary version of a fifth edition (as yet incomplete) is
available below for downloading chapterwise".

at http://www.time-direction.de

IV