Interpreting Physics [electronic resource] : Language and the Classical/Quantum Divide / by Edward MacKinnon.

Erişim Adresi
ISBN
9789400723696
Dil Kodu
İngilizce
Basım Bildirimi
1st ed. 2012.
Yayın Bilgisi
Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2012.
Fiziksel Niteleme
XIV, 270 p. online resource.
Dizi
Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science, 2214-7942 ; 289
İçindekiler Notu
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.
Özet, vb.
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.
Konu
Science __ Philosophy.
Physics.
Astronomy.
Science __ History.
Philosophy of Science.
Physics and Astronomy.
History of Science.