Laws of Nature

Häftad, Engelska, 2010

AvPeter Mittelstaedt,Paul A. Weingartner

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The book is concerned with the laws of nature and in particular with the laws of physics. The authors discuss three important questions: First, whether the observed regularities are based on strict "laws of nature" that hold rigorously and without any exception. Second, what we call a "law of nature" is studied by comparing this concept with invariance principles, causality principles, teleological principles and means of predicting future events. Finally, on the basis of these investigations the authors treat the ambitious and intricate third question, why the laws of nature hold. Are there rational reasons for this largely unexplained phenomenon? This book addresses students as well as researchers. It will be an excellent reference for those interested in the philosophical foundations of the natural sciences.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2010-10-14
Mått155 x 235 x 21 mm
Vikt587 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor376
FörlagSpringer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG
ISBN9783642063220

Tillhör följande kategorier

What is a Law of Nature?.- Are there Laws of Nature at All?.- Can the Laws of Nature be Genuine Laws?.- Are the Laws of Logic Laws of Nature?.- Are the Laws of Mathematics Laws of Nature?.- Properties of Laws.- Does Every Law of Nature Express an Invariance (Symmetry)?.- Is Every Law of Nature Spacetime Invariant?.- Dynamical and Statistical Laws.- Laws, Boundary Conditions, and Constants of Nature.- Causality and Predictability.- Laws and Objects.- Completeness and Reliability.- Why are Laws of Nature Valid?.- Statistical Laws.- Quantum Logic.

Aus den Rezensionen: "... Der Physiker Peter Mittelstaedt ... und der Philosoph Paul Weingartner ... haben sich zusammengetan, um in einer exzellent strukturierten, detaillierten Ubersicht zu klaren, was Naturgesetze sind ... Die ... Kapitel beginnen mit einer interessanten Fragestellung ... Historische Aspekte ... werden ... beispielhaft immer wieder herangezogen. Die Fulle der Themen lasst sich hier nicht angemessen aufzahlen, daher nur ein paar Leckerbissen ..." (Rudiger Vaas, in: Naturwissenschaftliche Rundschau,2006, Vol. 59, Issue 10, S. 571 f.)