Buch, Englisch, 386 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 1650 g
Reihe: The Frontiers Collection
A Critical Account of Subatomic Reality
Buch, Englisch, 386 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 1650 g
Reihe: The Frontiers Collection
ISBN: 978-3-540-33731-7
Verlag: Springer
The successes of atomic, nuclear and particle physics have not banished controversy regarding the constitution of matter. This book analyzes the debates by exploring the particle concept in physics. Are the particles of modern physics "real" or "virtual," their existence conjured through the careless application of abstract theories? Are philosophers who debate "scientific realism" clinging to a problem long ago solved by physicists? These questions are far from settled, because, with the introduction of quantum theory, physical science no longer possesses a reliable particle concept. Scientists and philosophers interested in the "true meaning" of physical concepts will find this book informative and thought provoking.
Zielgruppe
Research
Autoren/Hrsg.
Fachgebiete
- Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften: Allgemeines Wissenschaften: Theorie, Epistemologie, Methodik
- Naturwissenschaften Physik Quantenphysik Kernphysik
- Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Wissenschaftstheorie, Wissenschaftsphilosophie
- Naturwissenschaften Physik Quantenphysik Teilchenphysik
- Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Naturphilosophie, Philosophie und Evolution
Weitere Infos & Material
Scientific Realism.- Extending Physical Reality.- Particle Observation and Measurement.- Probing Subatomic Structure.- Measurement and the Unity of Physics.- Metamorphoses of the Particle Concept.- Wave-Particle Duality.- Subatomic Reality.
