Crucial Experiments in Modern Physics
Author: George L. Trigg
Publisher: Crane Russak, Incorporated
Published: 1975
Total Pages: 156
ISBN-13:
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Appraising Lakatos
Author: György Kampis
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Published: 2013-06-29
Total Pages: 388
ISBN-13: 9401707693
DOWNLOAD EBOOKImre Lakatos (1922-1974) was one of the protagonists in shaping the "new philosophy of science". More than 25 years after his untimely death, it is time for a critical re-evaluation of his ideas. His main theme of locating rationality within the scientific process appears even more compelling today, after many historical case studies have revealed the cultural and societal elements within scientific practices. Recently there has been, above all, an increasing interest in Lakatos' philosophy of mathematics, which emphasises heuristics and mathematical practice over logical justification. But suitable modifications of his approach are called for in order to make it applicable to modern axiomatised theories. Pioneering historical research in England and Hungary has unearthed hitherto unknown facts about Lakatos' personal life, his wartime activities and his involvement in the political developments of post-war Europe. From a communist activist committed to Györgyi Lukács' thinking, Lakatos developed into a staunch anti-Marxist who found his intellectual background in Popper's critical rationalism. The volume also publishes for the first time a part of his Debrecen Ph.D. thesis and it is concluded by a bibliography of his Hungarian writings.
Great Experiments in Physics
Author: Morris H. Shamos
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Published: 2012-10-16
Total Pages: 384
ISBN-13: 048613962X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKStarting with Galileo's experiments with motion, this study of 25 crucial discoveries includes Newton's laws of motion, Chadwick's study of the neutron, Hertz on electromagnetic waves, and more.
Quantum Non-Locality and Relativity
Author: Tim Maudlin
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Published: 2011-05-06
Total Pages: 315
ISBN-13: 1444331264
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe third edition of Quantum Non-Locality and Relativity has been carefully updated to reflect significant developments, including a new chapter covering important recent work in the foundations of physics. A new edition of the premier philosophical study of Bell’s Theorem and its implication for the relativistic account of space and time Discusses Roderich Tumiulka’s explicit, relativistic theory that can reproduce the quantum mechanical violation of Bell’s inequality. Discusses the "Free Will Theorem" of John Conway and Simon Kochen Introduces philosophers to the relevant physics and demonstrates how philosophical analysis can help inform physics
Physics for Mathematicians
Author: Michael Spivak
Publisher:
Published: 2010
Total Pages: 733
ISBN-13: 9780914098324
DOWNLOAD EBOOKLandmark Experiments in Twentieth-Century Physics
Author: George L. Trigg
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Published: 2013-03-21
Total Pages: 338
ISBN-13: 0486151204
DOWNLOAD EBOOKClear, detailed explorations feature extensive quotations from original research papers in their coverage of groundbreaking research. Topics include x-rays, superconductivity, neutrinos, lasers, and many other subjects. 120 illustrations. 1975 edition.
What Makes a Good Experiment?
Author: Allan Franklin
Publisher:
Published: 2016
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780822944416
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWhat makes a good experiment? Although experimental evidence plays an essential role in science, as Franklin argues, there is no algorithm or simple set of criteria for ranking or evaluating good experiments, and therefore no definitive answer to the question. Experiments can, in fact, be good in any number of ways: conceptually good, methodologically good, technically good, and pedagogically important. And perfection is not a requirement: even experiments with incorrect results can be good, though they must, he argues, be methodologically good, providing good reasons for belief in their results. Franklin revisits the same important question he posed in his 1981 article in the British Journal for the Philosophy of Science, when it was generally believed that the only significant role of experiment in science was to test theories. But experiments can actually play a lot of different roles in science--they can, for example, investigate a subject for which a theory does not exist, help to articulate an existing theory, call for a new theory, or correct incorrect or misinterpreted results. This book provides details of good experiments, with examples from physics and biology, illustrating the various ways they can be good and the different roles they can play.
Fields of Color
Author: Rodney A Brooks
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: 2010-12-14
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFields of Color explains Quantum Field Theory to a lay audience without equations. It shows how this often overlooked theory resolves the weirdness of Quantum Mechanics and the paradoxes of Relativity. The third edition contains a new solution to the measurement problem ("the most controversial problem in physics today") and shows the quantum basis for Einstein's famous E = mc2.
The Anomalous Magnetic Moment of the Muon
Author: Fred Jegerlehner
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Published: 2008
Total Pages: 433
ISBN-13: 3540726330
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book reviews the present state of knowledge of the anomalous magnetic moment a=(g-2)/2 of the muon. The muon anomalous magnetic moment is one of the most precisely measured quantities in elementary particle physics and provides one of the most stringent tests of relativistic quantum field theory as a fundamental theoretical framework. It allows for an extremely precise check of the standard model of elementary particles and of its limitations.
The Strange World of Quantum Mechanics
Author: Daniel F. Styer
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2000-02-24
Total Pages: 248
ISBN-13: 1316101878
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis is an exceptionally accessible, accurate, and non-technical introduction to quantum mechanics. After briefly summarizing the differences between classical and quantum behaviour, this engaging account considers the Stern-Gerlach experiment and its implications, treats the concepts of probability, and then discusses the Einstein-Podolsky-Rosen paradox and Bell's theorem. Quantal interference and the concept of amplitudes are introduced and the link revealed between probabilities and the interference of amplitudes. Quantal amplitude is employed to describe interference effects. Final chapters explore exciting new developments in quantum computation and cryptography, discover the unexpected behaviour of a quantal bouncing-ball, and tackle the challenge of describing a particle with no position. Thought-provoking problems and suggestions for further reading are included. Suitable for use as a course text, The Strange World of Quantum Mechanics enables students to develop a genuine understanding of the domain of the very small. It will also appeal to general readers seeking intellectual adventure.
