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The Ashgate companion to contemporary philosophy of physics / / edited by Dean Rickles
| The Ashgate companion to contemporary philosophy of physics / / edited by Dean Rickles |
| Edizione | [[First edition]] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London : , : Routledge, , 2016 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (ix, 386 pages ) ; : illustrations |
| Disciplina | 530.01 |
| Collana |
Ashgate companions The Ashgate companion to contemporary philosophy of physics
Ashgate companion |
| Soggetto topico |
Physics - Philosophy
Philosophy, Modern |
| ISBN |
1-317-04431-2
1-315-61267-4 1-317-04432-0 1-84972-819-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | chapter Preface / Acknowledgements -- chapter Acknowledgements -- chapter 1 Advancing the Philosophy of Physics / Dean Rickles -- chapter 2 Philosophy of Quantum Mechanics / David Wallace -- chapter 3 A Field Guide to Recent Work on the Foundations of Statistical Mechanics / Roman Frigg -- chapter 4 Philosophical Aspects of Quantum Information Theory / Chris Timpson -- chapter 5 Quantum Gravity: A Primer for Philosophers / Dean Rickles. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910153151003321 |
| London : , : Routledge, , 2016 | ||
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Information and Interaction : Eddington, Wheeler, and the Limits of Knowledge / / edited by Ian T. Durham, Dean Rickles
| Information and Interaction : Eddington, Wheeler, and the Limits of Knowledge / / edited by Ian T. Durham, Dean Rickles |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2017.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2017 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (XXIII, 212 p. 22 illus., 11 illus. in color.) |
| Disciplina | 121 |
| Collana | The Frontiers Collection |
| Soggetto topico |
Physics
Philosophy and science Quantum computers Spintronics History and Philosophical Foundations of Physics Philosophy of Science Quantum Computing Quantum Information Technology, Spintronics |
| ISBN | 3-319-43760-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Boundaries of Scientific Thought (I. Durham) -- Eddington’s Limits of Knowledge: The Role of Religion (M. Stanley) -- Eddington's Dream: A Failed Theory of Everything (H. Kragh) -- All Possible Perspectives: A (Partial) Defence of Eddington's Physics (D. Rickles) -- Tracing the Arrows of Time (F. Weinert) -- Constructor Theory of Information (C. Marletto) -- On Participatory Realism (C. A. Fuchs) -- Toward Physical Realizations of Thermodynamic Resource Theories (N. Y. Halpern) -- Merging Contradictory Laws: Imagining a Contructive Derivation of Quantum Theory (W. K. Wootters) -- Understanding the Electron (K. H. Knuth). |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910741166003321 |
| Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2017 | ||
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Quantum Gravity in the First Half of the Twentieth Century: A Sourcebook
| Quantum Gravity in the First Half of the Twentieth Century: A Sourcebook |
| Autore | Blum Alexander S |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Edition Open Access, 2018 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 electronic resource (511 p.) |
| Collana | Sources 10: Max Planck Research Library for the History and Development of Knowledge |
| Soggetto non controllato |
MPRL
Edition Open Access history of science |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Altri titoli varianti | Quantum Gravity in the First Half of the Twentieth Century |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910372739103321 |
Blum Alexander S
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| Edition Open Access, 2018 | ||
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The role of gravitation in physics report from the 1957 Chapel Hill Conference
| The role of gravitation in physics report from the 1957 Chapel Hill Conference |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Edition Open Access, 2011 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xii, 287 pages) |
| Collana | Max Planck Research Library for the History and Development of Knowledge |
| Soggetto topico |
Physical sciences
Mathematics Nuclear physics |
| Soggetto non controllato |
gravitation
theory of relativty physics quantum theory MPRL Edition Open Access history of science |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910134010203321 |
| Edition Open Access, 2011 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The role of gravitation in physics report from the 1957 Chapel Hill Conference
| The role of gravitation in physics report from the 1957 Chapel Hill Conference |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Edition Open Access, 2011 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xii, 287 pages) |
| Collana | Max Planck Research Library for the History and Development of Knowledge |
| Soggetto topico |
Physical sciences
Mathematics Nuclear physics |
| Soggetto non controllato |
gravitation
theory of relativty physics quantum theory MPRL Edition Open Access history of science |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNISA-996320835103316 |
| Edition Open Access, 2011 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. di Salerno | ||
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The structural foundations of quantum gravity [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Dean Rickles, Steven French, and Juha Saatsi
| The structural foundations of quantum gravity [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Dean Rickles, Steven French, and Juha Saatsi |
| Autore | Rickles |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford, : Clarendon |
| Descrizione fisica | xii, 270 p. : ill |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
RicklesDean
FrenchSteven SaatsiJuha |
| Soggetto topico |
Quantum gravity
Physics |
| ISBN |
9780191515026
0191515027 0-19-169943-8 0-19-151502-7 1-280-75769-8 1-4294-6511-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910795707403321 |
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The structural foundations of quantum gravity [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Dean Rickles, Steven French, and Juha Saatsi
| The structural foundations of quantum gravity [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Dean Rickles, Steven French, and Juha Saatsi |
| Autore | Rickles |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford, : Clarendon |
| Descrizione fisica | xii, 270 p. : ill |
| Disciplina | 530.143 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
RicklesDean
FrenchSteven SaatsiJuha |
| Soggetto topico |
Quantum gravity
Physics |
| ISBN |
9780191515026
0191515027 0-19-169943-8 0-19-151502-7 1-280-75769-8 1-4294-6511-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Intro -- Contents -- Notes on Contributors -- 1. Quantum Gravity Meets Structuralism: Interweaving Relations in the Foundations of Physics -- 1.1 Quantum Gravity: Background, Concepts, and Methods -- 1.1.1 The Hole Argument and Spacetime Ontology -- 1.1.2 Gauging the Hole Argument -- 1.1.3 Enter Quantum Gravity -- 1.1.4 Categorizing the Manifold Methods -- 1.1.5 What's Wrong with Background-Dependent Methods? -- 1.1.6 What's Right about Background-Independent Methods? -- 1.1.7 Background Independence and Structuralism -- 1.2 Structuralism and Structural Realism -- 1.2.1 Motivating Structuralism -- 1.2.2 What is Structuralism? -- 1.2.3 …and Where Does it Come from? -- 1.2.4 Structural Realism -- 2. Structural Realism and Quantum Gravity -- 2.1 Structural Realism -- 2.2 Physical Reality of Spacetime and Quantum Fields -- 2.3 Quantum Gravity -- 3. Structure, Individuality, and Quantum Gravity -- 3.1 What is Structural Realism? -- 3.2 Structure and Individuality -- 3.3 Effective Field Theory and Asymptotic Quantization -- 3.4 String Theory -- 3.5 Quantum General Relativity: Some Preliminary Problems -- 3.5.1 States or Processes: Which is Primary? -- 3.5.2 Formalism and Measurability -- 3.6 Canonical Quantization (Loop Quantum Gravity) -- 3.7 The Causal Set (Causet) Approach -- 3.8 What Structures to Quantize? -- 4. Points, Particles, and Structural Realism -- 4.1 What is Structural Realism? -- 4.2 Underdetermination -- 4.3 What is Ontic Structural Realism? -- 4.4 Objects -- 4.5 Sophisticated Substantivalism -- 4.6 Stachel's Generalized Hole Argument for Sets -- 4.7 Stachel on Identical Particles -- 4.8 Identical Particles and Identity over Time -- 4.9 Two Morals for Quantum Gravity -- 5. Holism and Structuralism in Classical and Quantum General Relativity -- 5.1 Introduction: Two Strands of Philosophy of Physics that Ought to be Brought together.
5.2 Many 'Realisms' or One? -- 5.2.1 What, Exactly, is a Physical Structure? -- 5.3 A Case Study: The Holistic and Structural Nature of General-Relativistic Spacetime in a Class of Models of GR -- 5.3.1 The Hole Argument and its Consequences -- 5.3.2 The Dynamical Individuation of Point-Events -- 5.4 Developing Hints for the Quantum Gravity Programme -- 5.5 Structural Spacetime Realism -- 5.5.1 The Nature of Point-Events and Overcoming the Substantivalism/Relationism Debate -- 6. Time and Structure in Canonical Gravity -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 Constraints, Gauge, and Holes -- 6.2.1 Hamiltonian Systems: Constraints and Gauge -- 6.2.2 Constraints and Gauge in General Relativity -- 6.2.3 Interpreting Gauge Theories -- 6.3 What is the Problem of Time? -- 6.4 A Snapshot of the Philosophical Debate -- 6.4.1 Time Series from A to D -- 6.4.2 Maudlin versus Earman -- 6.5 Catalogue of Responses -- 6.5.1 Timefull Stratagems -- 6.5.2 Timeless Stratagems -- 6.6 Enter Structuralism -- 6.7 Conclusion -- 7. The Case for Background Independence -- 7.1 Introduction -- 7.2 A Brief History of Relational Time -- 7.3 What Physicists Mean When We Talk about Relational Space and Time -- 7.4 General Relativity as a Partly Relational Theory -- 7.4.1 The Problem of Time and Related Issues -- 7.5 Relationalism and the Search for the Quantum Theory of Gravity -- 7.5.1 The Causal Set Theory -- 7.5.2 Loop Quantum Gravity -- 7.5.3 Causal Dynamical Triangulation Models -- 7.5.4 Background-Independent Approaches to String and M Theory -- 7.6 Relationalism and Reductionism -- 7.6.1 The Challenge of the String Theory Landscape -- 7.7 A Relational Approach to the Problems of Unification and Determination of the Standard Model Parameters -- 7.8 Relationalism and Natural Selection -- 7.9 What about the Cosmological Constant Problem?. 7.10 The Issue of Extending Quantum Theory to Cosmology -- 7.10.1 Relational Approaches to Quantum Cosmology -- 7.10.2 Relational Approaches to Going beyond Quantum Theory -- 7.11 Conclusions -- 8. Quantum Quandaries: A Category-Theoretic Perspective -- 8.1 Introduction -- 8.2 Lessons from Topological Quantum Field Theory -- 8.3 The * -Category of Hilbert Spaces -- 8.4 The Monoidal Category of Hilbert Spaces -- 8.5 Conclusions -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y. |
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The structural foundations of quantum gravity [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Dean Rickles, Steven French, and Juha Saatsi
| The structural foundations of quantum gravity [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Dean Rickles, Steven French, and Juha Saatsi |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford, : Clarendon |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (283 p.) |
| Disciplina | 530.143 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
RicklesDean
FrenchSteven SaatsiJuha |
| Soggetto topico |
Quantum gravity
Physics |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-280-75769-8
0-19-151502-7 1-4294-6511-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Contents; Notes on Contributors; 1. Quantum Gravity Meets Structuralism: Interweaving Relations in the Foundations of Physics; 2. Structural Realism and Quantum Gravity; 3. Structure, Individuality, and Quantum Gravity; 4. Points, Particles, and Structural Realism; 5. Holism and Structuralism in Classical and Quantum General Relativity; 6. Time and Structure in Canonical Gravity; 7. The Case for Background Independence; 8. Quantum Quandaries: A Category-Theoretic Perspective; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910451143803321 |
| Oxford, : Clarendon | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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