Interpreting Physics Language and the Classical/Quantum Divide /

This book is the first to offer a systematic account of the role of language in the development and interpretation of physics. An historical-conceptual analysis of the co-evolution of mathematical and physical concepts leads ti the classical/quatum interface. Bohrian orthodoxy stresses the indispens...

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Main Author: MacKinnon, Edward (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2012.
Series:Boston Studies in the Philosophy of Science, 289
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Online Access:Full Text via HEAL-Link
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