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Product Identifiers
PublisherCambridge University Press
ISBN-100521333202
ISBN-139780521333207
eBay Product ID (ePID)4463491
Product Key Features
Book TitleNiels Bohr's Philosophy of Physics
Number of Pages304 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year1987
TopicPhysics / General, Science & Technology
IllustratorYes
GenreScience, Biography & Autobiography
AuthorD. R. Murdoch
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height0.9 in
Item Weight19.6 Oz
Item Length9 in
Item Width6 in
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Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN87-011717
Reviews'The breadth and clarity of Murdoch's analysis makes this book a worthy addition to Bohrian scholarship.' Nick Herbert, New Scientist, ‘The breadth and clarity of Murdoch’s analysis makes this book a worthy addition to Bohrian scholarship.’Nick Herbert, New Scientist, 'The breadth and clarity of Murdoch's analysis makes this book a worthy addition to Bohrian scholarship.'Nick Herbert, New Scientist
Dewey Edition19
Dewey Decimal530/.092/4
Table Of ContentPreface; Acknowledgements; 1. Wave-particle duality; 2. Niels Bohr and wave-particle duality; 3. From duality to complementarity; 4. The meaning of complementarity; 5. The foundations of kinematic-dynamic complementarity; 6. Bohr's theory of measurement; 7. Bohr's theory of properties; 8. Einstein versus Bohr; 9. The sequel to the Bohr-Einstein debate; 10. Bohr's philosophy of physics; 11. An appraisal of Bohr's philosophy of physics; Notes; Index.
SynopsisThis book gives a clear and comprehensive exposition of Niels Bohr's philosophy of physics. Bohr's ideas are of major importance, for they are the source of the Copenhagen interpretation of quantum physics; yet they are obscure, and call for the sort of close analysis that this book provides. The book describes the historical background of the physics from which Bohr's ideas grew. The core of the book is a detailed analysis of Bohr's arguments for complementarity and of the interpretation which he put upon it. Special emphasis is placed throughout on the contrasting views of Einstein, and the great debate between Bohr and Einstein is thoroughly examined. The book traces the philosophical influences on Bohr, and unravels the realist and anti-realist strands in his thinking. Bohr's philosophy is critically assessed in the light of recent developments in the foundations of quantum physics (the work of Bell and others) and in philosophy (the realism-anti-realism debate) and it is revealed as being much more subtle and sophisticated than it is generally taken to be. While the book will be of interest to specialists, it is written in a style that will make it accessible to those who have no specialist knowledge of the relevant physics and philosophy., Murdoch describes the historical background of the physics from which Bohr's ideas grew; he traces the origins of his idea of complementarity and discusses its meaning and significance. Special emphasis is placed on the contrasting views of Einstein, and the great debate between Bohr and Einstein is thoroughly examined. Bohr's philosophy is revealed as being much more subtle, and more interesting than is generally acknowledged., A description of the background of the physics from which Bohr's ideas grew is followed by discussion of the origins and significance of his idea of complementarity.
LC Classification NumberQC16.B63 M87 1987
