Overview
- This is the only systematic treatment of the role of language in the interpretation of physics
- The interpretation of quantum mechanics accommodates current advances in quantum field theory
- This book breaches the separation between analysis and philosophy of science
- This book is the final outcome of many years of work on the philosophy of physics
Part of the book series: Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science (BSPS, volume 289)
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Table of contents (8 chapters)
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Front Matter
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The Language of Physics
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Front Matter
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The Classical/Quantum Divide
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Interpreting Physics
Book Subtitle: Language and the Classical/Quantum Divide
Authors: Edward MacKinnon
Series Title: Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-2369-6
Publisher: Springer Dordrecht
eBook Packages: Humanities, Social Sciences and Law, Philosophy and Religion (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2012
Hardcover ISBN: 978-94-007-2368-9Published: 24 November 2011
Softcover ISBN: 978-94-007-9576-1Published: 26 January 2014
eBook ISBN: 978-94-007-2369-6Published: 23 November 2011
Series ISSN: 0068-0346
Series E-ISSN: 2214-7942
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIV, 270
Topics: Philosophy of Science, Physics, general, History of Science