The Routledge Companion to Philosophy of Physics

ISBN-13: 9781138653078 / Angielski / Twarda / 2021 / 768 str.

Eleanor Knox; Alastair Wilson

Opis

The most thorough volume of its type, covering most major perspectives accross 54 chapters by leading contributors split into 12 part. Parts 1-7 cover key physical theories (e.g. special relativity; quantum gravity). 8-12 cover shared themes (e.g. explanation; symmetries). Suitable for researchers and students.

Spis treści

Introduction  I: Newtonian Mechanics  1. Newtonian Mechanics  2. Formulations of Classical Mechanics  3. Classical Spacetime Structure  4. Relationism in Classical Dynamics  II: Special Relativity  5. Relativity and Space-Time Geometry  6. The Dynamical Approach to Spacetime Theories  7. Relativity and the A-Theory  8. Relativistic Constraints on Interpretations of Quantum Mechanics  III: General Relativity  9. The Equivalence Principle(s)  10. The Hole Argument  11. Relativistic Spacetime Structure  IV: Non-Relativistic Quantum Mechanics  12. Bell’s Theorem, Quantum Probabilities, and Superdeterminism  13. Quantum Decoherence  14. The Everett Interpretation: Structure 15. The Everett Interpretation: Probability  16. Collapse Theories  17. Bohmian Mechanics  V: Quantum Field Theory  18. The Quantum Theory of Fields  19. Renormalization Group Methods  20. Locality in (Axiomatic) Quantum Field Theory: A Minority Report  21. Particles in Quantum Field Theory  VI: Quantum Gravity  22. The Development of Quantum Gravity: From Feelings to Phenomena  23. String Theory  24. Quantum Gravity from General Relativity  25. Spacetime "Emergence"  26. The Problem of Time  VII: Statistical Mechanics and Thermodynamics  27. Equilibrium in Boltzmannian Statistical Mechanics  28. Equilibrium in Gibbsian Statistical Mechanics  29. Quantum Foundations of Statistical Mechanics and Thermodynamics  30. Entropy Asymmetry  VIII: Explanation 31. Causal Explanation in Physics  32. Non-Causal Explanations in Physics  33. Mechanistic Explanation in Physics  34. The Explanatory Value of Choosing the Appropriate Scale(s) IX: Intertheoretic Relations  35. Nagelian Reduction in Physics 36. Phase Transitions  37. Universality  38. Chance and Determinism  X: Symmetries  39. Symmetry and Superfluous Structure: A Metaphysical Overview  40. Symmetry and Superfluous Structure: Lessons from History and Tempered Enthusiasm  41. Permutations  42. Gauge Theories  43. Time Reversal  44. Symmetry Breaking  XI: Metaphysics 45. Laws  46. Chance  47. Holism  48. Dimensionality  49. Fundamentality  XII: Cosmology 50. Why Is There Something, Rather Than Nothing?  51. Time in Cosmology  52. The Fine-Tuning of the Universe for Life  53. Dark Matter and Dark Energy  54. Evidence in Astrophysics