Résumé
The emergence of modern physics in the first three decades
of the 20th century was accompanied by a loss of
determinism. That loss is embodied in the Copenhagen
interpretation and the theory of relativity. The
development of physics-based technologies, both
constructive and destructive, occurred shortly thereafter
at so dizzying a rate that scientists rarely took a
critical look at the logical foundations of the Copenhagen
interpretation and the theory of relativity, or at the
consequences of the loss of determinism.
This book contains a dialogue between a physicist and a philosopher on that issue. The dialogue is strongly contextualized with respect to the main players in physics during the first sixty years of the 20th century, and to the prevailing political conditions in Western Europe and the USA. It was galvanized by the debate and the subsequent abandonment of the Superconducting Super Collider, and also affords a lively understanding of Greek epistemology. Questioned by the philosopher, the physicist provides an account of the directions taken by physicists and the roads not traveled, as well as his own understanding of the nature of matter.
Contents
- First Conversation
- Second Conversation
- Third Conversation
- Fourth Conversation
- Fifth Conversation
- The Physical Interpretation of the Wave Function
- Theory of Relativity
- Particle Physics — Today
Caractéristiques techniques
| PAPIER | |
| Éditeur(s) | World Scientific |
| Auteur(s) | Hans Sallhofer, Dennis Radharose |
| Parution | 01/06/2001 |
| Nb. de pages | 202 |
| Format | 15,3 x 21,5 |
| Couverture | Broché |
| Poids | 296g |
| Intérieur | Noir et Blanc |
| EAN13 | 9789810242435 |
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