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| Title | Probability in Physics |
| Author(s) | Ben-Menahem, Yemima;Hemmo, Meir |
| Publication | Berlin, Heidelberg, Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2012. |
| Description | XII, 324 p : online resource |
| Abstract Note | What is the role and meaning of probability in physical theory, in particular??in two of the most successful theories of our age, quantum physics and??statistical mechanics? Laws once conceived as universal and deterministic,??such as Newton???s laws of motion, or the second law of thermodynamics, are replaced in these theories by inherently probabilistic laws. This collection??of essays by some of the world???s foremost experts presents an in-depth??analysis of the meaning of probability in contemporary physics. Among the??questions addressed are: How are probabilities defined? Are they objective or subjective? What is their????explanatory value???What are the differences between quantum and classical probabilities???The result is an informative and thought-provoking book for the scientifically??inquisitive.?? |
| ISBN,Price | 9783642213298 |
| Keyword(s) | 1. COMPLEX SYSTEMS
2. DYNAMICAL SYSTEMS
3. EBOOK
4. EBOOK - SPRINGER
5. Philosophy and science
6. PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE
7. PROBABILITIES
8. Probability Theory and Stochastic Processes
9. QUANTUM PHYSICS
10. STATISTICAL PHYSICS
11. Statistical Physics and Dynamical Systems
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| Item Type | eBook |
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