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- Publication Name
- Philosophy of Physics: A Very Short Introduction
- Title
- Philosophy of Physics: A Very Short Introduction
- ISBN-10
- 0198814321
- EAN
- 9780198814320
- ISBN
- 9780198814320
- Genre
- Science Nature & Math
- Release Date
- 22/04/2021
- Release Year
- 2021
- Country/Region of Manufacture
- GB
- Item Length
- 114mm
- Series
- Very Short Introductions
- UPC
- 9780198814320
- Publication Year
- 2021
- Type
- Textbook
- Format
- Paperback
- Language
- English
- Book Title
- Philosophy of Physics: a Very Short Introduction
- Item Height
- 175mm
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Topic
- Popular Philosophy, Science, Physics
- Item Width
- 114mm
- Item Weight
- 130g
- Number of Pages
- 168 Pages
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Very Short Introductions: Brilliant, Sharp, Inspiring Philosophy of physics is concerned with the deepest theories of modern physics - notably quantum theory, our theories of space, time and symmetry, and thermal physics - and their strange, even bizarre conceptual implications. A deeper understanding of these theories helps both physics, through pointing the way to new theories and new applications, and philosophy, through seeing how our worldview has to change in the light of what we learn from physics. This Very Short Introduction explores the core topics in philosophy of physics through three key themes. The first - the nature of space, time, and motion - begins by considering the philosophical puzzles that led Isaac Newton to propose the existence of absolute space, and then discusses how those puzzles change - but do not disappear - in the context of the revolutions in our understanding of space and time that came first from special, and then from general, relativity. The second - the emergence of irreversible behavior in statistical mechanics - considers how the microscopic laws of physics, which know of no distinction between past and future, can be compatible with the melting of ice, the cooling of coffee, the passing of youth, and all the other ways in which the large-scale world distinguishes past from future. The last section discusses quantum theory - the foundation of most of modern physics, yet mysterious to this day. It explains just why quantum theory is so difficult to make sense of, how we might nonetheless attempt to do it, and why the question has been highly relevant to the development of physics, and continues to be so. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.
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Oxford University Press
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9780198814320
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Book Title
Philosophy of Physics: a Very Short Introduction
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Popular Philosophy, Science, Physics
Publication Year
2021
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
168 Pages
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175mm
Item Width
114mm
Item Weight
130g
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Very Short Introductions
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