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Bertlmann, Reinhold |
Quantum [Un]Speakables II |
I10179 |
2017 |
eBook |
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Nahin, Paul J |
Time Machine Tales |
I10155 |
2017 |
eBook |
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Aguirre, Anthony |
Trick or Truth? |
I10112 |
2016 |
eBook |
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Durham, Ian T |
Information and Interaction |
I10098 |
2017 |
eBook |
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Plotnitsky, Arkady |
The Principles of Quantum Theory, From Planck's Quanta to the Higgs Boson |
I10089 |
2016 |
eBook |
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Hofer-Szab??, G??bor |
Quantum Theory and Local Causality |
I09915 |
2018 |
eBook |
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Kragh, Helge |
From Transuranic to Superheavy Elements |
I09913 |
2018 |
eBook |
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Dassonville, Patrice F |
The Invention of Time and Space |
I09856 |
2017 |
eBook |
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Friebe, Cord |
The Philosophy of Quantum Physics |
I09820 |
2018 |
eBook |
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Rowe, David E |
Beyond Einstein |
I09813 |
2018 |
eBook |
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| Title | Quantum [Un]Speakables II : Half a Century of Bell's Theorem |
| Author(s) | Bertlmann, Reinhold;Zeilinger, Anton |
| Publication | Cham, Springer International Publishing, 2017. |
| Description | XVII, 533 p. 200 illus., 87 illus. in color : online resource |
| Abstract Note | This self-contained essay collection is published to commemorate half a century of Bell???s theorem. Like its much acclaimed predecessor ???Quantum [Un]Speakables: From Bell to Quantum Information??? (published 2002), it comprises essays by many of the worlds leading quantum physicists and philosophers. These revisit the foundations of quantum theory as well as elucidating the remarkable progress in quantum technologies achieved in the last couple of decades. Fundamental concepts such as entanglement, nonlocality and contextuality are described in an accessible manner and, alongside lively descriptions of the various theoretical and experimental approaches, the book also delivers interesting philosophical insights. The collection as a whole will serve as a broad introduction for students and newcomers as well as delighting the scientifically literate general reader |
| ISBN,Price | 9783319389875 |
| Keyword(s) | 1. EBOOK
2. EBOOK - SPRINGER
3. History and Philosophical Foundations of Physics
4. Philosophy and science
5. PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE
6. PHYSICS
7. QUANTUM COMPUTERS
8. Quantum computing
9. Quantum Information Technology, Spintronics
10. QUANTUM PHYSICS
11. SPINTRONICS
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| Title | Time Machine Tales : The Science Fiction Adventures and Philosophical Puzzles of Time Travel |
| Author(s) | Nahin, Paul J |
| Publication | Cham, Springer International Publishing, 2017. |
| Description | XLIX, 383 p. 53 illus., 3 illus. in color : online resource |
| Abstract Note | This book contains a broad overview of time travel in science fiction, along with a detailed examination of the philosophical implications of time travel. The emphasis of this book is now on the philosophical and on science fiction, rather than on physics, as in the author's earlier books on the subject. In that spirit there are, for example, no Tech Notes filled with algebra, integrals, and differential equations, as there are in the first and second editions of TIME MACHINES. Writing about time travel is, today, a respectable business. It hasn???t always been so. After all, time travel, prima facie, appears to violate a fundamental law of nature; every effect has a cause, with the cause occurring before the effect. Time travel to the past, however, seems to allow, indeed to demand, backwards causation, with an effect (the time traveler emerging into the past as he exits from his time machine) occurring before its cause (the time traveler pushing the start button on his machine???s control panel to start his trip backward through time). Time Machine Tales includes new discussions of the advances by physicists and philosophers that have appeared since the publication of TIME MACHINES in 1999, examples of which are the chapters on time travel paradoxes. Those chapters have been brought up-to-date with the latest philosophical thinking on the paradoxes. Paul Nahin is THE authority on the intricate physics of time travel, paradoxes and all. He makes the field as clear as it can be. ??? Gregory Benford, author of Timescape |
| ISBN,Price | 9783319488646 |
| Keyword(s) | 1. Classical and Quantum Gravitation, Relativity Theory
2. EBOOK
3. EBOOK - SPRINGER
4. GRAVITATION
5. History and Philosophical Foundations of Physics
6. PHILOSOPHY
7. Philosophy and science
8. PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE
9. PHYSICS
10. Popular Science in Philosophy
11. Popular Science in Physics
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| Title | Trick or Truth? : The Mysterious Connection Between Physics and Mathematics |
| Author(s) | Aguirre, Anthony;Foster, Brendan;Merali, Zeeya |
| Publication | Cham, Springer International Publishing, 2016. |
| Description | VIII, 250 p. 20 illus., 12 illus. in color : online resource |
| Abstract Note | The prize-winning essays in this book address the fascinating but sometimes uncomfortable relationship between physics and mathematics. Is mathematics merely another natural science? Or is it the result of human creativity? Does physics simply wear mathematics like a costume, or is math the lifeblood of physical reality? The nineteen wide-ranging, highly imaginative and often entertaining essays are enhanced versions of the prize-winning entries to the FQXi essay competition ???Trick or Truth???, which attracted over 200 submissions. The Foundational Questions Institute, FQXi, catalyzes, supports, and disseminates research on questions at the foundations of physics and cosmology, particularly new frontiers and innovative ideas integral to a deep understanding of reality, but unlikely to be supported by conventional funding sources |
| ISBN,Price | 9783319274959 |
| Keyword(s) | 1. EBOOK
2. EBOOK - SPRINGER
3. History and Philosophical Foundations of Physics
4. Mathematical Applications in the Physical Sciences
5. MATHEMATICAL LOGIC
6. Mathematical Logic and Foundations
7. MATHEMATICAL PHYSICS
8. Philosophy and science
9. PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE
10. PHYSICS
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| Title | Information and Interaction : Eddington, Wheeler, and the Limits of Knowledge |
| Author(s) | Durham, Ian T;Rickles, Dean |
| Publication | Cham, Springer International Publishing, 2017. |
| Description | XXIII, 212 p. 22 illus., 11 illus. in color : online resource |
| Abstract Note | In this essay collection, leading physicists, philosophers, and historians attempt to fill the empty theoretical ground in the foundations of information and address the related question of the limits to our knowledge of the world. Over recent decades, our practical approach to information and its exploitation has radically outpaced our theoretical understanding - to such a degree that reflection on the foundations may seem futile. But it is exactly fields such as quantum information, which are shifting the boundaries of the physically possible, that make a foundational understanding of information increasingly important. One of the recurring themes of the book is the claim by Eddington and Wheeler that information involves interaction and putting agents or observers centre stage. Thus, physical reality, in their view, is shaped by the questions we choose to put to it and is built up from the information residing at its core. This is the root of Wheeler???s famous phrase ???it from bit.??? After reading the stimulating essays collected in this volume, readers will be in a good position to decide whether they agree with this view |
| ISBN,Price | 9783319437606 |
| Keyword(s) | 1. EBOOK
2. EBOOK - SPRINGER
3. History and Philosophical Foundations of Physics
4. Philosophy and science
5. PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE
6. PHYSICS
7. QUANTUM COMPUTERS
8. Quantum computing
9. Quantum Information Technology, Spintronics
10. SPINTRONICS
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| Title | The Principles of Quantum Theory, From Planck's Quanta to the Higgs Boson : The Nature of Quantum Reality and the Spirit of Copenhagen |
| Author(s) | Plotnitsky, Arkady |
| Publication | Cham, Springer International Publishing, 2016. |
| Description | XXXIV, 313 p : online resource |
| Abstract Note | The book considers foundational thinking in quantum theory, focusing on the role the fundamental principles and principle thinking there, including thinking that leads to the invention of new principles, which is, the book contends, one of the ultimate achievements of theoretical thinking in physics and beyond. The focus on principles, prominent during the rise and in the immediate aftermath of quantum theory, has been uncommon in more recent discussions and debates concerning it. The book argues, however, that exploring the fundamental principles and principle thinking is exceptionally helpful in addressing the key issues at stake in quantum foundations and the seemingly interminable debates concerning them. Principle thinking led to major breakthroughs throughout the history of quantum theory, beginning with the old quantum theory and quantum mechanics, the first definitive quantum theory, which it remains within its proper (nonrelativistic) scope. It has, the book also argues, been equally important in quantum field theory, which has been the frontier of quantum theory for quite a while now, and more recently, in quantum information theory, where principle thinking was given new prominence. The approach allows the book to develop a new understanding of both the history and philosophy of quantum theory, from Planck???s quantum to the Higgs boson, and beyond, and of the thinking the key founding figures, such as Einstein, Bohr, Heisenberg, Schr??dinger, and Dirac, as well as some among more recent theorists. The book also extensively considers the nature of quantum probability, and contains a new interpretation of quantum mechanics, ???the statistical Copenhagen interpretation.??? Overall, the book???s argument is guided by what Heisenberg called ???the spirit of Copenhagen,??? which is defined by three great divorces from the preceding foundational thinking in physics???reality from realism, probability from causality, and locality from relativity???and defined the fundamental principles of quantum theory accordingly |
| ISBN,Price | 9783319320687 |
| Keyword(s) | 1. EBOOK
2. EBOOK - SPRINGER
3. History and Philosophical Foundations of Physics
4. Philosophy and science
5. PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE
6. PHYSICS
7. PROBABILITIES
8. Probability Theory and Stochastic Processes
9. QUANTUM PHYSICS
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| Title | Quantum Theory and Local Causality |
| Author(s) | Hofer-Szab??, G??bor;Vecserny??s, P??ter |
| Publication | Cham, Springer International Publishing, 2018. |
| Description | VII, 59 p. 10 illus : online resource |
| Abstract Note | This book summarizes the results of research the authors have pursued in the past years on the problem of implementing Bell's notion of local causality in local physical theories and relating it to other important concepts and principles in the foundations of physics??such as the Common Cause Principle, Bell's inequalities, the EPR (Einstein-Podolsky-Rosen) scenario, and various other locality and causality concepts. The book is intended for philosophers of science with an interest in the formal background of sciences, philosophers of physics and physicists working in foundation of physics |
| ISBN,Price | 9783319739335 |
| 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
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| Title | From Transuranic to Superheavy Elements : A Story of Dispute and Creation |
| Author(s) | Kragh, Helge |
| Publication | Cham, Springer International Publishing, 2018. |
| Description | VIII, 106 p. 2 illus : online resource |
| Abstract Note | The story of superheavy elements - those at the very end of the periodic table - is not well known outside the community of heavy-ion physicists and nuclear chemists. But it is a most interesting story which deserves to be known also to historians, philosophers, and sociologists of science and indeed to the general public. This is what the present work aims at. It tells the story or rather parts of the story, of how physicists and chemists created elements heavier than uranium or searched for them in nature. And it does so with an emphasis on the frequent discovery and naming disputes concerning the synthesis of very heavy elements. Moreover, it calls attention to the criteria which scientists have adopted for what it means to have discovered a new element. In this branch of modern science it may be more appropriate to speak of creation instead of discovery. The work will be of interest to scientists as well as to scholars studying modern science from a meta-perspective |
| ISBN,Price | 9783319758138 |
| Keyword(s) | 1. CHEMISTRY - HISTORY
2. EBOOK
3. EBOOK - SPRINGER
4. Heavy ions
5. HISTORY
6. History and Philosophical Foundations of Physics
7. History of Chemistry
8. HISTORY OF SCIENCE
9. NUCLEAR CHEMISTRY
10. NUCLEAR PHYSICS
11. Nuclear Physics, Heavy Ions, Hadrons
12. Philosophy and science
13. PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE
14. PHYSICS
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| Title | The Invention of Time and Space : Origins, Definitions, Nature, Properties |
| Author(s) | Dassonville, Patrice F |
| Publication | Cham, Springer International Publishing, 2017. |
| Description | XVII, 176 p. 46 illus., 3 illus. in color : online resource |
| Abstract Note | This investigation of time and space is motivated by gaps in our current understanding: by the lack of definitions, by our failure to appreciate the nature of these entities, by our inability to pin down their properties. The author's approach is based on two key ideas: The first idea is to seek the geo-historical origins of time and space concepts. A thorough investigation of a diversified archaeological corpus, allows him to draft coherent definitions; it furthermore gives clues as to whether time and space were discovered or invented. The second idea is to define the units before trying to define space and time. The results presented here are unexpected: Time and space were not discovered in nature, but they were invented; time is not a phenomenon and space has no materiality; they are only concepts. This runs contrary to the opinion of most scientific and the philosophical authorities, although one would seek in vain for a theoretical validation of the conventional position.??This book will provide much food for thought for philosophers and scientists, as well as interested general readers |
| ISBN,Price | 9783319460406 |
| Keyword(s) | 1. ANCIENT HISTORY
2. ANTHROPOLOGY
3. EBOOK
4. EBOOK - SPRINGER
5. History and Philosophical Foundations of Physics
6. History, Ancient
7. Ontology
8. Philosophy and science
9. PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE
10. PHYSICS
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| Title | The Philosophy of Quantum Physics |
| Author(s) | Friebe, Cord;Kuhlmann, Meinard;Lyre, Holger;N??ger, Paul M;Passon, Oliver;St??ckler, Manfred |
| Publication | Cham, Springer International Publishing, 2018. |
| Description | XVII, 291 p. 32 illus : online resource |
| Abstract Note | This book provides a thorough and up-to-date introduction to the philosophy of quantum physics. Although quantum theory is renowned for its spectacular empirical successes, controversial discussion about how it should be understood continue to rage today. In this volume, the authors provide an overview of its numerous philosophical challenges: Do quantum objects violate the principle of causality? Are particles of the same type indistinguishable and therefore not individual entities? Do quantum objects retain their identity over time? How does a compound quantum system relate to its parts? These questions are answered here within different interpretational approaches to quantum theory. Finally, moving to Quantum Field Theory, we find that the problem of non-locality is exacerbated. Philosophy of quantum physics is aimed at philosophers with an interest in physics, while also serving to familiarize physicists with many of the essential philosophical questions of their subject |
| ISBN,Price | 9783319783567 |
| Keyword(s) | 1. EBOOK
2. EBOOK - SPRINGER
3. History and Philosophical Foundations of Physics
4. Philosophy and science
5. PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE
6. PHYSICS
7. QUANTUM PHYSICS
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| Title | Beyond Einstein : Perspectives on Geometry, Gravitation, and Cosmology in the Twentieth Century |
| Author(s) | Rowe, David E;Sauer, Tilman;Walter, Scott A |
| Publication | New York, NY, 1. Imprint: Birkh??user
2. Springer New York, 2018. |
| Description | XXIII, 492 p. 71 illus., 14 illus. in color : online resource |
| Abstract Note | This volume explores the interplay between mathematical and physical research and the interactions of twentieth-century scientists within their academic communities. Beginning with Einstein???s general theory of relativity, the authors investigate a series of dramatic discoveries and rival theories in physics that influenced the development of modern differential geometry. Other sections recount the numerous methods, like the resurgence of Weyl geometry, used by geometers to solve the problems revealed by those same innovations in space-time physics. The effect of general relativity on astronomy is also addressed, namely how astronomers worked through new theories like inflationary cosmology and Phoenix models. By including recent historical research and coupling this work with many disciplines??? unique perspectives, this text provides a rich picture of general relativity and cosmology over the course of the twentieth century. The increased study on the documentation of Einstein???s early scientific work has clarified the history of science for that time and profoundly altered the way scientists view their own work, as this interdisciplinary volume demonstrates |
| ISBN,Price | 9781493977086 |
| Keyword(s) | 1. Classical and Quantum Gravitation, Relativity Theory
2. DIFFERENTIAL GEOMETRY
3. EBOOK
4. EBOOK - SPRINGER
5. GRAVITATION
6. HISTORY
7. History of Mathematical Sciences
8. MATHEMATICS
9. Philosophy and science
10. PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE
11. QUANTUM PHYSICS
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