Alisa Bokulich

Reexamining the Quantum-Classical Relation

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

The relation between quantum mechanics and classical mechanics, argued from historical, philosophical, and scientific perspectives.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 206
• Erscheinungstermin: 2. Oktober 2008
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 250mm x 175mm x 16mm
• Gewicht: 546g
• ISBN-13: 9780521857208
• ISBN-10: 0521857201
• Artikelnr.: 23604665

Autorenporträt

Alisa Bokulich is a professor in the Philosophy Department at Boston University. Her research focuses on the history and philosophy of physics, as well as broader issues in the philosophy of science.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Intertheoretic relations: are imperialism and isolationism our only options?
2. Heisenberg's closed theories and pluralistic realism
3. Dirac's open theories and the reciprocal correspondence principle
4. Bohr's generalization of classical mechanics
5. Semiclassical mechanics: putting quantum flesh on classical bones
6. Can classical structures explain quantum phenomena?
7. A structural approach to intertheoretic relations
References
Index.