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Particle Metaphysics

A Critical Account of Subatomic Reality
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386 Seiten
Englisch
Springererschienen am12.03.20072007
To that extent metaphysics is a science of the limits of human reason.[...] Thus, the second advantage of metaphysics is at once the least known and the most important, although it is also an advantage which is only attained at a fairly late stage and after long experience.mehr
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KlappentextTo that extent metaphysics is a science of the limits of human reason.[...] Thus, the second advantage of metaphysics is at once the least known and the most important, although it is also an advantage which is only attained at a fairly late stage and after long experience.
Zusammenfassung
A unique publication that attempts to answer the questions:

Are the particles of particle physics real?

If so, in what sense?

Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Details
ISBN/GTIN978-3-540-33731-7
ProduktartBuch
EinbandartGebunden
Verlag
Erscheinungsjahr2007
Erscheinungsdatum12.03.2007
Auflage2007
ReiheThe Frontiers Collection
Seiten386 Seiten
SpracheEnglisch
Gewicht810 g
IllustrationenXVIII, 386 p. 30 illus.
Artikel-Nr.11589649

Inhalt/Kritik

Inhaltsverzeichnis
Scientific Realism.- Extending Physical Reality.- Particle Observation and Measurement.- Probing Subatomic Structure.- Measurement and the Unity of Physics.- Metamorphoses of the Particle Concept.- Wave-Particle Duality.- Subatomic Reality.mehr
Kritik
From the reviews:



"This work could, and should, change the direction of current philosophy of science. Accomplished physicist-philosopher Falkenburg ... has constructed a significant metaphysical framework in which to evaluate the knowledge claims of empirical particle physics. ... Urgently recommended to all philosophers of science and interested physicists. Summing Up: Highly recommended. Upper-division undergraduates through faculty." (P. D. Skiff, CHOICE, Vol. v4 (3), November, 2007)mehr

Autor

The successes of atomic, nuclear and particle physics have not banished controversy regarding the constitution of matter. This book analyzes the debates by exploring the particle concept in physics. Are the particles of modern physics "real" or "virtual," their existence conjured through the careless application of abstract theories? Are philosophers who debate "scientific realism" clinging to a problem long ago solved by physicists? These questions are far from settled, because, with the introduction of quantum theory, physical science no longer possesses a reliable particle concept. Scientists and philosophers interested in the "true meaning" of physical concepts will find this book informative and thought provoking.