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| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
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| International Standard Book Number |
9780198814320 |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER |
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| Classification number |
530.01 |
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WAL |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Wallace, David |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT |
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| Title |
Philosophy of physics : a very short introduction |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) |
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| Name of publisher, distributor, etc |
Oxford University Press, |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc |
2021 |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc |
Oxford : |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
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| Extent |
142 p. ; |
| Other physical details |
ill., |
| Dimensions |
18 cm |
| 365 ## - TRADE PRICE |
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| Price amount |
8.99 |
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GBP |
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100.50 |
| 490 ## - SERIES STATEMENT |
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| Series statement |
Very short introductions |
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v.668 |
| 504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE |
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| Bibliography, etc |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. |
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| Summary, etc |
Philosophy of Physics: A Very Short Introduction explores the core topics of philosophy of physics through three key themes: the nature of space and time; the origin of irreversibility and probability in the physics of large systems; how we can make sense of quantum mechanics. Central issues discussed include: the scientific method as it applies in modern physics; the distinction between absolute and relative motion; the way that distinction changes between Newton's physics and special relativity; what spacetime is and how it relates to the laws of physics; how fundamental physics can make no distinction between past and future and yet a clear distinction exists in the world we see around us; why it is so difficult to understand quantum mechanics, and why doing so might push us to change our fundamental physics, to rethink the nature of science, or even to accept the existence of parallel universes. |
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Quantum theory |
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Absolute space |
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Bell's inequality |
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Coarse- grained descriptions |
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deBroglie- Bohm theory |
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Everett interpretation |
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Geometry first approach |
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Newton's theory |
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Hidden-variable theories |
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Ideal gas law |
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No-signalling theorem |
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Quantum states |
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String theory |
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Time ditation |
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Uniform probability measure |
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Waves |
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Books |