Revisiting the Foundations of Relativistic Physics Festschrift in Honor of John Stachel

This book is for physicists, historians and philosophers of physics as well as students seeking an introduction to ongoing debates in relativistic and quantum physics. This title is unique in that:
- it comprises contributions by leading physicists, philosophers and historians of science;
- it covers the recent debates on the emergence of relativity and quantum theory;
- it includes chapters with an introductory character, comprehensible to students and science teachers;
- it can be used in graduate level courses in the history and philosophy of science;
- it strengthens the bonds between the communities of scientists, historians, and philosophers.

Info autore

Sahotra Sarkar is Professor of Integrative Biology and of Philosophy at the University of Texas at Austin. He is author of Genetics and Reductionism and editor.

Riassunto

This book is for physicists, historians and philosophers of physics as well as students seeking an introduction to ongoing debates in relativistic and quantum physics. This title is unique in that:

- it comprises contributions by leading physicists, philosophers and historians of science;


- it covers the recent debates on the emergence of relativity and quantum theory;


- it includes chapters with an introductory character, comprehensible to students and science teachers;


- it can be used in graduate level courses in the history and philosophy of science;


- it strengthens the bonds between the communities of scientists, historians, and philosophers.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Con la collaborazione di: Abhay Ashtekar (Editore), R. S. Cohen (Editore), A. Shimony (Editore), J. Renn (Editore), S. Sarkar (Editore), Don Howard (Editore), R.S. Cohen (Editore), Ronald S. Cohen (Editore), Robert S. Cohen (Editore), Sahotra Sarkar (Editore), Rober S Cohen (Editore), Don Howard et al (Editore), Robert S Cohen (Editore)
• Editore: Springer Netherlands
• Contenuto: Libro
• Forma del prodotto: Copertina rigida
• Data pubblicazione: 30.06.2009
• Categoria: Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Fisica, astronomia > Tematiche generali, enciclopedie
• EAN: 9781402012846
• ISBN: 978-1-4020-1284-6
• Numero di pagine: 650
• Illustrazioni: XXII, 650 p.
• Dimensioni (della confezione): 16 x 24 cm
• Peso (della confezione): 1’116 g
• Serie: Boston Studies in the Philosophy of Science > 234; Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science > 234; Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science > 234; Boston Studies in the Philosophy of Science > 234
• Categorie: B, Philosophy of Science, Physics, Theoretical, Mathematical and Computational Physics, Quantum Physics, Quantum physics (quantum mechanics & quantum field theory), Physics and Astronomy, Quantum field theory, Elementary particles (Physics), Elementary Particles, Quantum Field Theory, Philosophical Foundations of Physics and Astronomy, History and Philosophical Foundations of Physics, Mathematical physics, Philosophy and science, Particle and high-energy physics, KAP_D001P