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020			_a9780198814320
082			_a530.01 _bWAL
100			_aWallace, David
245			_aPhilosophy of physics : a very short introduction
260			_bOxford University Press, _c2021 _aOxford :
300			_a142 p. ; _bill., _c18 cm
365			_b8.99 _cGBP _d100.50
490			_aVery short introductions _vv.668
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520			_aPhilosophy 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.
650			_aQuantum theory
650			_aAbsolute space
650			_aBell's inequality
650			_a Coarse- grained descriptions
650			_adeBroglie- Bohm theory
650			_aEverett interpretation
650			_a Geometry first approach
650			_aNewton's theory
650			_a Hidden-variable theories
650			_a Ideal gas law
650			_aNo-signalling theorem
650			_aQuantum states
650			_aString theory
650			_aTime ditation
650			_aUniform probability measure
650			_aWaves
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