Title Rational Reconstructions of Modern Physics Author(s) Mittelstaedt, Peter Publication Dordrecht, Springer Netherlands, 2011. Description XII, 126 p. 22 illus : online resource Abstract Note Newton???s classical physics and its underlying ontology are loaded with several metaphysical hypotheses that cannot be justified by rational reasoning nor by experimental evidence. Furthermore, it is well known that some of these hypotheses are not contained in the great theories of modern physics, such as the theory of relativity and quantum mechanics. This book shows that, on the basis of Newton???s classical physics and by rational reconstruction, the theory of relativity as well as quantum mechanics can be obtained by partly eliminating or attenuating the metaphysical hypotheses. Moreover, it is shown that these reconstructions do not require additional hypotheses or new experimental results ISBN,Price 9789400700772 Keyword(s) 1. EBOOK 2. EBOOK - SPRINGER 3. History and Philosophical Foundations of Physics 4. MATHEMATICAL PHYSICS 5. Philosophy and science 6. PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE 7. PHYSICS 8. Theoretical, Mathematical and Computational Physics Item Type eBook Multi-Media Links Please Click here for eBook Circulation Data Accession#   Call# Status Issued To Return Due On Physical Location I06243     On Shelf