Introduction to The Philosophy of Physics: Volume 2 of the North-Holland series, the Handbook of the Philosophy of Science

Butterfield, Jeremy and Earman, John (2007) Introduction to The Philosophy of Physics: Volume 2 of the North-Holland series, the Handbook of the Philosophy of Science .

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Abstract

This is the editors' introduction to a new anthology of commissioned articles covering the various branches of philosophy of physics. We introduce the articles in terms of the three pillars of modern physics: relativity theory, quantum theory and thermal physics. We end by discussing the present state, and future prospects, of fundamental physics.

Keywords:relativity theory, quantum theory, thermal physics, symmetry, determinism
Subjects:Specific Sciences: Physics
ID Code:3162
Deposited By:Butterfield, Jeremy
Deposited On:06 Febuary 2007
Additional Information:
The Philosophy of Physics is Volume 2 of the North-Holland series, the Handbook of the Philosophy of Science. It was published as a set of two volumes (not sold separately) in 2007, by Elsevier, with ISBNs as follows: ISBN-13: 978-0-444-51560-5 and ISBN-10: 0-444-51560-7.