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Description of  On G del and the Nonexistence of Time G del und die Nichtexistenz der Zeit: Kurt G del essay competition 2021 Kurt-G del-Preis 2021 (German and English Edition)

Kurt Gdel was not just a brilliant logician but contributed also important results to the general theory of relativity. In the 1940s he found a solution to Einstein's field equations which (roughly speaking) allows for time-travel, i.e. compromises our very notion of time. This book brings together the contributions to the Kurt Gdel essay competition on the question: "What does it mean for our world view if, according to Gdel, we also assume the non-existence of time? Read more