Interpreting physics: language and the classical/quantum divide

by MacKinnon, Edward M., (Edward Michael)

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This book is the first to offer a systematic account of the role of language in the development and interpretation of physics. An historical-conceptual analysis of the co-evolution of mathematical and physical concepts leads ti the classical/quatum interface. Bohrian orthodoxy stresses the indispensability of classical concepts and the functional role of mathematics. We analyze ways of extending and then going beyond this orthodoxy orthodoxy. Finally, the book analyzes how a revised interpretat…

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Full title :Interpreting physics : language and the classical/quantum divide / by Edward MacKinnon.

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Publication Date:©2012.

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Springer Science+Business Media B.V
Place of Publication:Dordrecht
Language:eng
Publication Date:©2012.

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Description:1 online resource (xiii, 268 pages) : : illustrations (some color)

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ISBN:9789400723696, 9400723695
oclc:ocn765949029
LC Classification:QC174.13
Dewey Decimal:530.12

pt. 1. The language of physics -- pt. 2. The classical/quantum divide.

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filosofie Filosofie (algemeen) fysica geschiedenis History Philosophy Philosophy (General) Philosophy of science physics Quantum theory -- Philosophy Science SCIENCE -- Energy SCIENCE -- Mechanics SCIENCE -- Physics Sciences humaines Sciences sociales Théorie quantique -- Philosophie wetenschap Wetenschapsfilosofie