Michael Redhead

Michael Redhead, formerly professor of the history and philosophy of science at Cambridge, is Centennial Professor at the LSE and co-director of the Centre for the Philosophy of Natural and Social Science.

Spin Foam: Quantum Gravity

Michael Redhead, 23 May 2002

The old notions of space and time are currently being turned upside down by theoretical physicists in their attempt to reconcile the two great pillars of 20th-century physics: quantum theory and Einstein’s general theory of relativity. Lee Smolin, a major contributor to the subject, brings us right up to date with it in this book. It’s written for general readers, but is more than...

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