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Record Nr.

UNISA996466740603316

Autore

Grodzicki Michael

Titolo

Physical reality -- construction or discovery? : an introduction to the methodology and aims of physics / / Michael Grodzicki

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham, Switzerland : , : Springer, , [2021]

©2021

ISBN

3-030-74579-1

Edizione

[1st ed. 2021.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (VIII, 333 p. 2 illus.)

Disciplina

530

Soggetti

Physics - Methodology

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

The Worldview of Physics I: Presuppositions -- Methodology of Physics -- The Structure of Physical Theories -- Theory and Experience -- The Worldview of Physics II: Implications.

Sommario/riassunto

This book provides a well-grounded account of the methodology of physics, the structure of physical knowledge and theories, and in particular of the relations between theory and experience. An important feature of the book is that all its essential conclusions are elucidated with the help of representative examples from theoretical, molecular and solid state physics. All young physicists as well as physics teachers will find here valuable insights into the philosophy and tools of their trade.