An Introduction to The Philosophy of Physics: Locality, Fields, Energy, and Mass - Brossura

Lange, Marc

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ISBN 10: 0631225013 ISBN 13: 9780631225010

Casa editrice: John Wiley & Sons, 2002

Riassunto

This book combines physics, philosophy, and history in a radical new approach to introducing the philosophy of physics. It leads the reader through several central problems in the philosophy of physics by tracing their connections to a single issue: whether a cause must be spatiotemporally local to its effect, or whether action at a distance can occur

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<b><br /> </b> <p><b>Marc Lange</b> is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Washington. He is author of <i>Natural Laws in Scientific Practice</i> (2000).</p>

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This book combines physics, history, and philosophy in a radical new approach to introducing the philosophy of physics.<br /> <p>Accessible to readers with little background in physics or philosophy, this book allows the reader to wrestle with the metaphysical and conceptual problems that drove innovation in physics, from nineteenth-century electromagnetic field theory through relativity and quantum mechanics. Among the topics treated are locality, causality, and scientific explanation; relativity, energy, mass, and the reality of fields; and quantum metaphysics.<br /> </p> <p>The book's engaging, non-technical style makes it ideal for those who want to go beyond the equations and discover what physics reveals about reality.</p>

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: John Wiley & Sons
• Data di pubblicazione: 2002
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0631225013
• ISBN 13: 9780631225010
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 344
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
• Persona responsabile: non disponibile