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Observational Foundations of Physics Hardcover - 1994

by Sir Alan Cook


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This intriguing book examines the questions of how the ways in which we observe the world determine theories of physics and how we can get reliable results that enable us to make secure predictions. The first chapters deal with the theories of quantum mechanics and relativity and are followed by a discussion of chaotic dynamics. The uncertainty of observations and probabilistic agruments in physics are then treated. Finally, it is argued that the success of prediction is reason for believing in the existence of a world independent of ourselves.

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  • Title Observational Foundations of Physics
  • Author Sir Alan Cook
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Pages 180
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Cambridge University Press
  • Date 1994-05-19
  • ISBN 9780521454506 / 0521454506
  • Weight 0.9 lbs (0.41 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.1 x 6.2 x 0.6 in (23.11 x 15.75 x 1.52 cm)
  • Library of Congress subjects Mathematical physics, Physical measurements
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 93036901
  • Dewey Decimal Code 530.01
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