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The Concept of Probability in Statistical Physics

By Y. M. Guttmann

Book information

Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
2007
ISBN
9780521042178, 0521042178
Language
english
Format
DJVU
Filesize
1 MB (1115243 bytes)
Series
Cambridge Studies in Probability, Induction and Decision Theory
Edition
1
Pages
276\276
Library
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Time added
2010-04-20 09:06:08

Description

Foundational issues in statistical mechanics and the more general question of how probability is to be understood in the context of physical theories are both areas that have been neglected by philosophers of physics. This book fills an important gap in the literature by providing the most systematic study to date of how to interpret probabilistic assertions in the context of statistical mechanics. The book will be of particular interest to philosophers of science, physicists and mathematicians interested in foundational issues, and also to historians of science.

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