Determinism and the Mystery of the Missing Physics

Wilson, Mark (2007) Determinism and the Mystery of the Missing Physics.

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Abstract

This article surveys the difficulties in establishing determinism for classical physics in the context of several distinct foundational approaches to the discipline. It also explains that such formulations commonly appear in an incomplete condition due to a deeper problem of "missing physics."

Keywords:classical mechanics, determinism, point masses, analytical mechanics, continuum mechanics
Subjects:Specific Sciences: Physics: Classical Physics
General Issues: Structure of Theories
General Issues: Determinism/Indeterminism
ID Code:3372
Deposited By:wilson, mark
Deposited On:05 June 2007