Physics, Structure, and Reality

In Physics, Structure, and Reality, Jill North addresses a set of questions that get to the heart...
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Author: Jill North
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Physics, Structure, and Reality by North, Jill

Physics, Structure, and Reality

$280.87

Physics, Structure, and Reality

$280.87
Author: Jill North
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
In Physics, Structure, and Reality, Jill North addresses a set of questions that get to the heart of the project of interpreting physics--of figuring out what physics is telling us about the world. How do we figure out the nature of the world from a mathematically formulated physical theory?
What do we infer about the world when a physical theory can be mathematically formulated in different ways? North argues that there is a certain notion of structure, implicit in physics and mathematics, to which we should pay careful attention in order to discern what physics is telling us about the
nature of reality. North draws lessons for related topics, including the use of coordinate systems in physics, the differences among various formulations of classical mechanics, the nature of spacetime structure, the equivalence of physical theories, and the importance of scientific explanation.
Although the book does not explicitly defend scientific realism, instead taking this to be a background assumption, the account provides an indirect case for realism toward our best theories of physics.


Author: Jill North
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Published: 07/25/2021
Pages: 272
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.97lbs
Size: 9.42h x 6.40w x 0.73d
ISBN: 9780192894106


Review Citation(s):
Choice 03/01/2022

About the Author

Jill North, Rutgers University


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