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The End of Time
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In this article, Barbour's Machian theories of dynamics were discussed and discussed in the context of the end of time in quantum geometrodynamics, and Barbour proposed that a Machian perspective enables one to solve the problem of time problem by saying that there is no time.Abstract:
I discuss J. Barbour's Machian theories of dynamics, and his proposal that a Machian perspective enables one to solve the problem of time in quantum geometrodynamics (by saying that there is no time). I concentrate on his recent book 'The End of Time' (1999).read more
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