Philosophy of Physics [electronic resource] : A Very Short Introduction
David Wallace2021
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Philosophy of physics is concerned with the deepest theories of modern
physics-notably quantum theory, our theories of space, time and symmetry, and
thermal physics-and their strange, even bizarre conceptual implications. A
deeper understanding of these theories helps both physics, through pointing the
way to new theories and new applications, and philosophy, through seeing how our
worldview has to change in the light of what we learn from physics.
This Very Short Introduction explores the core topics in philosophy of physics
through three key themes. The first-the nature of space, time, and motion-begins
by considering the philosophical puzzles that led Isaac Newton to propose the
existence of absolute space, and then discusses how those puzzles change-but do
not disappear-in the context of the revolutions in our understanding of space
and time that came first from special, and then from general, relativity. The
second-the emergence of irreversible behavior in statis...
Main title:
Author:
David Wallace, Author
Imprint:
[Place of publication not identified] : Tantor Audio, 2021
Collation:
1 online resource (1 audio file) (124 MB, 04:32:02 H)
Performers:
Narrator: Walter Dixon
Audience:
Adult
System details:
Platform: findawayMode of access: Internet
ISBN:
9781705282335
Language:
English
BRN:
436900
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