Interactions

Mathematics, Physics and Philosophy, 1860-1930

Vincent F. Hendricks, Klaus F. Jørgensen, Jesper Lützen, Stig A. Pedersen (Herausgeber)

Buch | Softcover

338 Seiten

2010 | Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2006
Springer (Verlag)
978-90-481-7306-8 (ISBN)

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The main theme of this anthology is the unique interaction between mathematics, physics and philosophy during the beginning of the 20th century. In this book, ten renowned philosopher-historians probe insightfully into key conceptual questions of pre-quantum mathematical physics. The result is a diverse yet thematically focused compilation of first class papers on mathematics, physics and philosophy, and a source-book on the interaction between them.

Kant, Helmholtz and the Determinacy of Physical Notes.- A Mechanical Image: Heinrich Hertz's Principles of Mechanics.- From Classical to Relativistic Mechanics: Electromagnetic Models of the Electron.- Enriques: Popularising Science and the Problems of Geometry.- Hilbert's Axiomatic Approach to the Foundations of Science—A Failed Research Program?.- The Space between Helmholtz and Einstein: Moritz Schlick on Spatial Intuition and the Foundations of Geometry.- Mathematical Structure, “World Structure,” and the Philosophical Turning-Point in Modern Physics.- Einstein's Allies and Enemies: Debating Relativity in Germany, 1916–1920.- The Changing Concept of Matter in H.Weyl's Thought, 1918–1930.- Why Does the Standard Measure Work in Statistical Mechanics?.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	22.11.2010
Reihe/Serie	Boston Studies in the Philosophy of Science ; 251
Zusatzinfo	XIV, 338 p.
Verlagsort	Dordrecht
Sprache	englisch
Maße	160 x 240 mm
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Geschichte der Philosophie
	Mathematik / Informatik ► Mathematik ► Geschichte der Mathematik
	Naturwissenschaften
ISBN-10	90-481-7306-X / 904817306X
ISBN-13	978-90-481-7306-8 / 9789048173068
Zustand	Neuware