Elements for Physics Quantities, Qualities, and Intrinsic Theories /

• Main Author: Tarantola, Albert (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2006.
• Subjects: Physics.; Engineering.; Mathematical Methods in Physics.; Engineering, general.

While usual presentations of physical theories emphasize the notion of physical quantity, this book shows that there is much to gain when introducing the notion of physical quality. The usual physical quantities simply appear as coordinates over the manifolds representing the physical qualities. Thi...