Interpreting Physics Language and the Classical/Quantum Divide /

• Κύριος συγγραφέας: MacKinnon, Edward (Συγγραφέας)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2012.
• Σειρά: Boston Studies in the Philosophy of Science, 289
• Θέματα: Philosophy.; History.; Philosophy and science.; Physics.; Philosophy of Science.; Physics, general.; History of Science.

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...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Preface
• 1. A Philosphical Overview
• 2. From Categories to Quantative Concepts,- 3. The Unification of Classical Physics
• 4. Classical Physics
• 5. Orthodox Quantum Mechanics
• 6. Beyond a Minimal Basis
• 7. Interpreting Physics.