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Chance in Physics: Foundations and Perspectives

By Francesco Petruccione , Jean Bricmont (auth.) , Jean Bricmont , Giancarlo Ghirardi , Detlef Dürr , Maria Carla Galavotti , Nino Zanghi (eds.)

Book information

Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
Year
2001
ISBN
978-3-540-42056-9, 978-3-540-44966-9
DOI
10.1007/3-540-44966-3
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
3 MB (3049668 bytes)
Series
Lecture Notes in Physics 574
Edition
1
Pages
292\276
Orientation
yes
Scanned
yes
Time added
2013-08-01 04:00:00
Statistical Physics; Probability Theory and Stocha

Description

This selection of reviews and papers is intended to stimulate renewed reflection on the fundamental and practical aspects of probability in physics. While putting emphasis on conceptual aspects in the foundations of statistical and quantum mechanics, the book deals with the philosophy of probability in its interrelation with mathematics and physics in general. Addressing graduate students and researchers in physics and mathematics togehter with philosophers of science, the contributions avoid cumbersome technicalities in order to make the book worthwhile reading for nonspecialists and specialists alike.

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