Probability in Boltzmannian Statistical Mechanics
Frigg, Roman (2007) Probability in Boltzmannian Statistical Mechanics.
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Abstract
In two recent papers Barry Loewer (2001, 2004) has suggested to interpret probabilities in statistical mechanics as Humean chances in David Lewis’ (1994) sense. I first give a precise formulation of this proposal, then raise two fundamental objections, and finally conclude that these can be overcome only at the price of interpreting these probabilities epistemically.
| Keywords: | statistical mechanics, probability, objective chance, Humean chance, epistemic probability, objective Bayesianism, past hypothesis, fit, best system, Ludwig Boltzmann, David Lewis, Barry Loewer, David Albert |
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| Subjects: | Specific Sciences: Physics: Statistical Mechanics/Thermodynamics |
| ID Code: | 3489 |
| Deposited By: | Frigg, Roman |
| Deposited On: | 05 September 2007 |