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The applicability of mathematics as a philosophical problem / / Mark Steiner



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Autore: Steiner Mark Visualizza persona
Titolo: The applicability of mathematics as a philosophical problem / / Mark Steiner Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Cambridge, MA, : Harvard University Press, 1998
Edizione: 1st ed.
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (viii,215p. ) : ill
Disciplina: 530.15
Soggetto topico: Mathematical physics
Mathematics - Philosophy
Classificazione: CC 3500
Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [203]-209) and index.
Nota di contenuto: Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. The Semantic Applicability of Mathematics: Frege's Achievements -- 2. The Descriptive Applicability of Mathematics -- 3. Mathematics, Analogies, and Discovery in Physics -- 4. Pythagorean Analogies in Physics -- 5. Formalisms and Formalist Reasoning in Quantum Mechanics -- 6. Formalist Reasoning: The Mystery of Quantization -- Appendix A. A "Nonphysical" Derivation of Quantum Mechanics -- Appendix B. Nucleon-Pion Scattering -- Appendix C. Nonrelativistic Schroedinger Equation with Spin -- References -- Index
Sommario/riassunto: This text analyzes the different ways mathematics is applicable in the physical sciences, and presents a novel thesis - the success of mathematical physics appears to assign the human mind a special place in the cosmos.
Titolo autorizzato: The applicability of mathematics as a philosophical problem  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 0-674-04398-7
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910825924603321
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