Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Author Addresses
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Exact and inexact solutions of the Einstein field equations
- 3 Inertial forces in general relativity
- 4 Relativistic radiation hydrodynamics: a covariant theory of flux-limiters
- 5 Relativistic gravitational collapse
- 6 The cosmic censorship hypothesis
- 7 The Kerr metric: a gateway to the roots of gravity?
- 8 Galactic astronomy since 1950
- 9 Galaxy distribution functions
- 10 Nonlinear galaxy clustering
- 11 Quasars: progress and prospects
- 12 Decaying neutrinos in astronomy and cosmology
- 13 Cosmological principles
- 14 Anisotropic and inhomogeneous cosmologies
- 15 Mach's principle and isotropic singularities
- 16 Implications of superconductivity in cosmic string theory
- 17 The formation and evaporation of primordial black holes
- 18 Evaporation of two dimensional black holes
- 19 Topology and topology change in general relativity
- 20 Decoherence of the cluttered quantum vacuum
- 21 Quantum non-locality and complex reality
- 22 The different levels of connections between science and objective reality
21 - Quantum non-locality and complex reality
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 15 December 2009
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Author Addresses
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Exact and inexact solutions of the Einstein field equations
- 3 Inertial forces in general relativity
- 4 Relativistic radiation hydrodynamics: a covariant theory of flux-limiters
- 5 Relativistic gravitational collapse
- 6 The cosmic censorship hypothesis
- 7 The Kerr metric: a gateway to the roots of gravity?
- 8 Galactic astronomy since 1950
- 9 Galaxy distribution functions
- 10 Nonlinear galaxy clustering
- 11 Quasars: progress and prospects
- 12 Decaying neutrinos in astronomy and cosmology
- 13 Cosmological principles
- 14 Anisotropic and inhomogeneous cosmologies
- 15 Mach's principle and isotropic singularities
- 16 Implications of superconductivity in cosmic string theory
- 17 The formation and evaporation of primordial black holes
- 18 Evaporation of two dimensional black holes
- 19 Topology and topology change in general relativity
- 20 Decoherence of the cluttered quantum vacuum
- 21 Quantum non-locality and complex reality
- 22 The different levels of connections between science and objective reality
Summary
Although I am one of the very few people represented here who was never technically a student of Dennis Sciama's (or a student's student or a student's student's student), I was, on the other hand, very much a student of his in a less formalized sense. He was a close personal friend when I was at Cambridge as a research student, and then a little later as a Research Fellow. Although my Ph.D. topic was in pure mathematics, Dennis took me under his wing, and taught me physics. I recall attending superb lecture courses by Bondi and by Dirac, when I started at Cambridge, which in their different ways were inspirations to me, but it was Dennis Sciama who influenced my development as a physicist far more than any other single individual. Not only did he teach me a great deal of actual physics, but he kept me abreast with everything that was going on and, more importantly, provided the depth of insight and excitement - indeed, passion - that made physics and cosmology into such profoundly worthwhile and thrilling pursuits.
I first encountered Dennis at the Kingswood Restaurant, in Cambridge, somewhat before I went up there as a research student, where I was introduced to him by my brother Oliver.
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- The Renaissance of General Relativity and CosmologyA Survey to Celebrate the 65th Birthday of Dennis Sciama, pp. 314 - 325Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 1993
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