Physics and chance: philosophical issues in the foundations of statistical mechanics
Auteur :
Sklar, Lawrence
Éditeur :
Cambridge University Press
ISBN :
9780521558815
Date de publication :
29 sept. 1995
Dimensions :
22,4 x 14,9 x 2,7 cm
Poids :
588 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
Statistical mechanics is one of the crucial fundamental theories of physics, and in his new book Lawrence Sklar, one of the pre-eminent philosophers of physics, offers a comprehensive, non-technical introduction to that theory and to attempts to understand its foundational elements.