Philosophy of physics. (2007)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Jeremy Butterfield and John Earman.
• Other Names: Butterfield, Jeremy; Earman, John
• Contents: General Preface (Dov Gabbay, Paul Thagard and John Woods) -- Introduction (Jeremy Butterfield and John Earman) -- List of Contributors -- On Symplectic Reduction in Classical Mechanics (Jeremy Butterfield) -- The Representation of Time and Change in Mechanics (Gordon Belot) -- Classical Relativity Theory (David Malament) -- Non-Relativisitic Quantum Theory (Michael Dickson) -- Between Classical and Quantum (N.P. Landsman) -- Quantum Information and Computing (Jeffrey Bub) -- The Conceptual Basis of Quantum Field Theory (Gerard 't Hooft) -- Algebraic Quantum Field Theory (Hans Halvorson) -- Issues in the Foundations of Classical Statistical Physics (Jos Uffink) -- Quantum Statistical Physics (Gerard Emch) -- Issues in the Philosophy of Cosmology (George F.R. Ellis) -- Quantum Gravity (Carlo Rovelli) -- Symmetrics and Invariances in Classical Physics (Katherine Brading and Elena Castellani) -- Aspects of Determinism in Modern Physics (John Earman) -- Index.
• Publisher Details: Amsterdam Boston : Elsevier/North-Holland
• Publication Date: 2007
• Extent: 1 online resource (2 volumes (xxiv, 1434, 19 pages)), illustrations
• Subjects: 530.01; Physics -- Philosophy; SCIENCE -- Energy; SCIENCE -- Mechanics -- General; SCIENCE -- Physics -- General; Physics -- Philosophy; Natuurkunde; Filosofie; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780080466651; 0080466656; 9780444515605; 0444515607
• Related ISBNs: 0444530029
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Print version record.
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