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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Of interest to all concerned with the empirical and metaphysical foundations of science, from physicists to philosophers, this book examines the questions of how the ways we observe the world determine theories of physics and how we can get reliable results that enable us to make secure predictions.
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THE STANDARD OF FREQUENCY, as was seen in Chapter 1, is the frequency of electromagnetic radiation that causes transitions between two particular hyperfine levels in the ground state of Cs-133. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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THE STANDARD OF FREQUENCY, as was seen in Chapter 1, is the frequency of electromagnetic radiation that causes transitions between two particular hyperfine levels in the ground state of Cs-133. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
mathematical physics work, same eigenenergy, tangent operator, probable argument, quantum mechanical equation New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- The Investigation of the Physical World by Giuliano Toraldo di Francia in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Aspects of Scientific Explanation: And Other Essays in the Philosophy of Science by Carl G. Hempel in Back Matter
- Twelfth Night (Shakespeare Collection) by Jan Dean on page 150
- Fundamental Physical Constants and the Frontier of Measurement by Brian William Petley in Back Matter
- Twelfth Night (Folger Shakespeare Library) by William Shakespeare on page 150
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- The Scientist as Philosopher: Philosophical Consequences of Great Scientific Discoveries by Friedel Weinert on page 169, and Back Matter
- The Scientist as Philosopher: Philosophical Consequences of Great Scientific Discoveries by Friedel Weinert on page 169, and Back Matter
- Probability Theory: The Logic of Science by E. T. Jaynes in Back Matter
- The Truth of Science: Physical Theories and Reality by Roger G. Newton in Back Matter
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