Overview
A revision and expansion of G. Ludwig's groundbreaking work on fundamental concepts of physical theories.
G. Ludwig's deep insights into the fundamental ideas behind physical ideas now in English.
Clarified and more precisely formulated.
Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
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Table of contents (9 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
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About this book
Written in the tradition of G. Ludwig’s groundbreaking works, this book aims to clarify and formulate more precisely the fundamental ideas of physical theories. By introducing a basic descriptive language of simple form, in which it is possible to formulate recorded facts, ambiguities of physical theories are avoided as much as possible. In this approach the field of physics that should be described by a theory is determined by basic concepts only, i.e. concepts that can be explained without a theory.
In this context the authors introduce a new concept of idealization and review the process of discovering new concepts. They believe that, when the theories are formulated within an axiomatic basis, solutions can be found to many difficult problems such as the interpretation of physical theories, the relations between theories as well as the introduction of physical concepts.
The book addresses both physicists and philosophers of science and should encourage the reader to contribute to the understanding of the lasting core of physical knowledge about the real structures of the world.
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: A New Foundation of Physical Theories
Authors: Günther Ludwig, Gérald Thurler
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-30833-4
Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg
eBook Packages: Physics and Astronomy, Physics and Astronomy (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2006
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-540-30832-4Published: 13 June 2006
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-06807-2Published: 14 October 2010
eBook ISBN: 978-3-540-30833-1Published: 07 June 2007
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XI, 178
Topics: Physics, general, Philosophy of Science