Reality and the Physicist: Knowledge, Duration and the Quantum World - Brossura

D'Espagnat, Bernard

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0521338468 ISBN 13: 9780521338462

Casa editrice: Cambridge University Press, 1989

Riassunto

This book investigates the nature of reality from the viewpoint of a physicist.

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Descrizione del libro

This book investigates the nature of reality from the viewpoint of a physicist. Contemporary physics, especially quantum theory, has raised profound questions about the relationship between the methods of science and the reality these methods seek to investigate. These questions, and how we should answer them, are the subject of this book.

Contenuti

Preface; Introduction; Part I. Instrumentalism and Science: 1. The positivism of the physicists; 2. Positivism and fallibilism: philosophical controversies; 3. Border areas of instrumentalism; Part II. Physical Realism and Contemporary Physics: 4. Physical realism and fallibilism; 5. Microrealism and non-separability; 6. Physical realism in trouble; Part III. Causality, Reality and Time: 7. Irreversibility; 8. Sensible reality; 9. Independent reality; 10. The dilemma of modern physics: reality or meaning?; 11. Questions and answers; 12. Summary and perspectives; Appendixes; Addendum; Notes; References; Index.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Cambridge University Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 1989
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0521338468
• ISBN 13: 9780521338462
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 284
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
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