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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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: MacKinnon, Edward (-)
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (-)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands 2012.
Colección:Boston Studies in the Philosophy of Science ; 289.
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Acceso en línea:Conectar con la versión electrónica
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Sumario: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 indispensability of classical concepts and the functional role of mathematics. We analyze ways of extending and then going beyond this orthodoxy orthodoxy. Finally, the book analyzes how a revised interpretation of physics impacts on basic philosophical issues: conceptual revolutions, realism, and reductionism.
Descripción Física:XIV, 270 p.
Formato:Forma de acceso: World Wide Web.
ISBN:9789400723696