Mary B Hesse

Forces and Fields

The Concept of Action at a Distance in the History of Physics

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This in-depth look at the science of ancient Greece examines the influence of antique philosophy on 17th-century thought, plus modern concepts: quantum mechanics, wave-particle duality, the uncertainty principle. 1961 edition.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Dover Publications
• Seitenzahl: 336
• Erscheinungstermin: 17. Juni 2005
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 214mm x 136mm x 19mm
• Gewicht: 366g
• ISBN-13: 9780486442402
• ISBN-10: 0486442403
• Artikelnr.: 21790917

Inhaltsangabe

I. The Logical Status of Theories II. The Primitive Analogies. III.
Mechanism in Greek Science IV. The Greek Inheritance V. The Corpuscular
Philosophy VI. The Theory of Gravitation VII. Action at a Distance VIII.
The Field Theories IX. The Theory of Relativity X. Modern Physics XI. The
Metaphysical Framework of Physics Appendixes Bibliography Indexes