Questioning the foundations of physics : which of our fundamental assumptions are wrong? /: which of our fundamental assumptions are wrong?. ([2015])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Anthony Aguirre, Brendan Foster, Zeeya Merali, editors.
• Editors: Aguirre, Anthony (Anthony Nicholas); Foster, Brendan (Brendan Zdon); Merali, Zeeya
• Contents: Introduction / A. Aguirre, B. Foster, Z. Merali -- The paradigm of kinematics and dynamics must yield to causal structure / R. Spekkens -- Recognising top-down causation / G. Ellis -- On the foundational assumptions of modern physics / B. Dribus -- The preferred system of reference reloaded / I. Perez -- Right about time? / S. Gryb, F. Mercati -- A critical look at the standard cosmological picture / D. Janzen -- Not on but of / O. Dreyer -- Patterns in the fabric of nature / S. Weinstein -- Is quantum linear superposition an exact principle of nature? / A. Bassi, T. Singh, H. Ulbricht -- Quantum-informational principles for physics / G. D'Ariano -- The universe is not a computer / K. Wharton -- Against spacetime / G. Amelino-Camelia -- A chicken-and-egg problem: Which came first, the quantum state or spacetime? / T. Asselmeyer-Maluga -- Gravity can be neither classical nor quantized / S. Hossenfelder -- Weaving commutators: beyond Fock space / M. Arzano -- Reductionist doubts / J. Barbour -- Rethinking the scientific enterprise: in defense of reductionism / I. Durham -- Is life fundamental? / S. Walker.
• Publisher Details: Cham [Switzerland] Heidelberg New York : Springer
• Publication Date: 2015
• Copyright Date: 2015
• Extent: 1 online resource (274 pages), illustrations
• Subjects: 530; Physics; Astronomy; SCIENCE -- Energy; SCIENCE -- Mechanics -- General; SCIENCE -- Physics -- General; Astronomy; Physics; Physics; Theoretical, Mathematical and Computational Physics; Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology; History and Philosophical Foundations of Physics; Statistical Physics, Dynamical Systems and Complexity; Science -- Astronomy; Science -- Physics; Science -- Mathematical Physics; Theoretical & mathematical astronomy; History of science; Statistical physics; Statistical physics; Mathematical physics; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319130453; 3319130455
• Related ISBNs: 9783319130446; 3319130447
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references.; Note: Print version record.
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