Interactions Mathematics, Physics and Philosophy, 1860–1930 /

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Hendricks, Vincent F. (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Jørgensen, Klaus Frovin (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Lützen, Jesper (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Pedersen, Stig Andur (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2006.
• Σειρά: Boston Studies in the Philosophy of Science ; 251
• Θέματα: Philosophy.; History.; Philosophy and science.; Mathematics.; Physics.; Philosophy, general.; History of Mathematical Sciences.; History of Science.; Philosophy of Science.; History and Philosophical Foundations of Physics.; History of Philosophy.

This is an outstanding collection of original essays. All of them concern the history and philosophy of mathematics and physics in the years from 1870 to 1930. More specifically, they are intellectual histories of the interactions between the three disciplines, philosophy, mathematics and physics, i...

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• Kant, Helmholtz and the Determinacy of Physical Notes
• A Mechanical Image: Heinrich Hertz's Principles of Mechanics
• From Classical to Relativistic Mechanics: Electromagnetic Models of the Electron
• Enriques: Popularising Science and the Problems of Geometry
• Hilbert's Axiomatic Approach to the Foundations of Science—A Failed Research Program?
• The Space between Helmholtz and Einstein: Moritz Schlick on Spatial Intuition and the Foundations of Geometry
• Mathematical Structure, “World Structure,” and the Philosophical Turning-Point in Modern Physics
• Einstein's Allies and Enemies: Debating Relativity in Germany, 1916–1920
• The Changing Concept of Matter in H.Weyl's Thought, 1918–1930
• Why Does the Standard Measure Work in Statistical Mechanics?.