Interpreting Bodies: Classical and Quantum Objects in Modern Physics - Couverture rigide

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0691017247 ISBN 13 : 9780691017242

Editeur : Princeton University Press, 1998

Synopsis

Bewildering features of modern physics, such as relativistic space-time structure and the peculiarities of so-called quantum statistics, challenge traditional ways of conceiving of objects in space and time. This text brings together essays by leading philosophers and scientists to provide an overview of the implications of such physical theories for questions about the nature of objects. The collection combines classic articles by Max Born, Werner Heisenberg, Hans Reichenbach and Erwin Schrodinger with recent contributions. The volume focuses on the microphysical objects that are at the heart of quantum physics and addresses issues central to both the "foundational" and the philosophical debates about objects. Contributors explore three subjects in particualr: how to identify a physical object as an individual, the notion of invariance with respect to determining what objects are or could be, and how to relate objective and measurable properties to a physical entity.

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À propos de l'auteur

Elena Castellani is Research Associate in the Department of Philosophy at the University of Florence. She has a doctoral degree in theoretical physics and a Ph.D. in philosophy and is the author of Symmetry and Nature: From the Harmony of Figures to the Invariance of Laws.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Princeton University Press
• Date d'édition: 1998
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0691017247
• ISBN 13: 9780691017242
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 344
• Éditeur: Castellani Elena
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