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- Reconstructs the theory of relativity and quantum mechanics from Newton's mechanics by partly eliminating or attenuating the metaphysical hypotheses
- Provides deep philosophical understanding of the foundations of classical and quantum physics
- Great insights into the philosophical foundations of physics
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: Fundamental Theories of Physics (FTPH, volume 169)
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Table of contents (6 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
About this book
Newton’s classical physics and its underlying ontology are loaded with several metaphysical hypotheses that cannot be justified by rational reasoning nor by experimental evidence. Furthermore, it is well known that some of these hypotheses are not contained in the great theories of modern physics, such as the theory of relativity and quantum mechanics. This book shows that, on the basis of Newton’s classical physics and by rational reconstruction, the theory of relativity as well as quantum mechanics can be obtained by partly eliminating or attenuating the metaphysical hypotheses. Moreover, it is shown that these reconstructions do not require additional hypotheses or new experimental results.
Keywords
- hypotheses quantum mechanics
- hypotheses quantum mechanics
- hypotheses theory of relativity
- hypotheses theory of relativity
- hypothesis quantum mechanics
- hypothesis quantum mechanics
- hypothesis theory of relativity
- hypothesis theory of relativity
- metaphysical hypotheses classical mechanics
- metaphysical hypotheses classical mechanics
- metaphysical hypotheses of classical physics
- metaphysical hypotheses of classical physics
- ontology of classical physics
- ontology of classical physics
- quantum logic approach to quantum mechanics
- quantum logic approach to quantum mechanics
- reconstruction quantum mechanics
- reconstruction quantum mechanics
- reconstruction relativity theory
- reconstruction relativity theory
- reconstruction special relativity
- reconstruction special relativity
- reconstructions quantum mechanics
- reconstructions quantum mechanics
- reconstructions relativity theory
- reconstructions relativity theory
- reconstructions special relativity
- reconstructions special relativity
Authors and Affiliations
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Inst. Theoretische Physik, Universität Köln, Köln, Germany
Peter Mittelstaedt
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Rational Reconstructions of Modern Physics
Authors: Peter Mittelstaedt
Series Title: Fundamental Theories of Physics
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-0077-2
Publisher: Springer Dordrecht
eBook Packages: Physics and Astronomy, Physics and Astronomy (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2011
eBook ISBN: 978-94-007-0077-2Published: 05 November 2010
Series ISSN: 0168-1222
Series E-ISSN: 2365-6425
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XII, 126
Number of Illustrations: 22 b/w illustrations
Additional Information: 150 pages, 20 images, 1st edition
Topics: History and Philosophical Foundations of Physics, Philosophy of Science, Theoretical, Mathematical and Computational Physics