An introduction to the philosophy of physics : locality, fields, energy and mass
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An introduction to the philosophy of physics : locality, fields, energy and mass
Blackwell, 2002
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Includes bibliographical references and index
内容説明・目次
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: hbk ISBN 9780631225003
内容説明
This book combines physics, philosophy, and history in a radical new approach to introducing the philosophy of physics. It leads the reader through several central problems in the philosophy of physics by tracing their connections to a single issue: whether a cause must be spatiotemporally local to its effect, or whether action at a distance can occur
目次
Preface. 1. What Is Spatiotemporal Locality?.
The Big Picture.
Causal Relations between Events.
Action by Contact.
Spatial, Temporal, and Spatiotemporal Locality Defined.
Intrinsic Properties and Noncausal Connections.
You Might Think about...
2. Fields to the Rescue?.
The Electric Force.
The Electric Field and its Possible Interpretations.
Potentials.
Lines of Force.
You Might Think about...
3. Dispositions and Causes:.
Introduction.
Dispositions, Categorical Bases, and Subjunctive Conditionals.
Are the Categorical Bases in Themselves Unknowable?.
You Might Think about...
4. Locality and Scientific Explanation:.
Is Action at a Distance Impossible?.
Brute Facts and Ultimate Explanations.
Which Facts are Brute?.
You Might Think about...
5. Fields, Energy, and Momentum:.
Introduction.
The Argument from Conserved Quantities.
Why Energy's Ontological Status Matters.
Energy in Classical Physics.
Energy in the Fields.
Energy Flow and the Poynting Vector.
A Moral Regarding the Testability of Theories.
You Might Think about...
6. Is There Nothing But Fields?.
Is Electric Charge Real?.
Faraday's Picture.
You Might Think about...
7. Relativity and the Unification of Electricity and Magnetism:.
Unification in Physics.
How Relativity Unifies Electricity and Magnetism.
Einstein's Argument from Asymmetry.
The Interdependence of Philosophy and Physics.
You Might Think about...
8. Relativity, Energy, Mass, and the Reality of Fields:.
Classical Physics and the "Relativity of Motion".
Relativistic Invariants and the Unification that Relativity Achieves: Space and Time.
Relativistic Invariants and the Unification that Relativity Achieves: Energy and Momentum.
Mass and the Meaning of "E = mc2".
Fields -- at Last!.
Erasing the Line between Scientific Theory and its Philosophical Interpretation.
You Might Think about...
9. Quantum Metaphysics:.
Is Quantum Mechanics Complete?.
The Bell Inequalities.
For Whom the Bell Tolls.
Wrestling with Nonlocality.
Entanglement, Reduction, and Intrinsic Properties.
You Might Think about...
Final Exam.
References.
Index.
- 巻冊次
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: pbk ISBN 9780631225010
内容説明
This book combines physics, philosophy, and history in a radical new approach to introducing the philosophy of physics. It leads the reader through several central problems in the philosophy of physics by tracing their connections to a single issue: whether a cause must be spatiotemporally local to its effect, or whether action at a distance can occur
目次
Preface vi
1 What is Spatiotemporal Locality? 1
1 The Big Picture 1
2 Causal Relations between Events 3
3 Action by Contact 7
4 Spatial, Temporal, and Spatiotemporal Locality Defined 13
5 Intrinsic Properties and Noncausal Connections 17
Discussion Questions 23
Notes 24
2 Fields to the Rescue? 26
1 The Electric Force 26
2 The Electric Field and its Possible Interpretations 32
3 Potentials 42
4 Lines of Force 47
Discussion Questions 61
Notes 65
3 Dispositions and Causes 67
1 Introduction 67
2 Dispositions, Categorical Bases, and Subjunctive Conditionals 71
3 Are the Categorical Bases in Themselves Unknowable? 79
Discussion Questions 90
Notes 92
4 Locality and Scientific Explanation 94
1 Is Action at a Distance Impossible? 94
2 Brute Facts and Ultimate Explanations 95
3 Which Facts are Brute? 100
Discussion Questions 107
Notes 110
5 Fields, Energy, and Momentum 111
1 Introduction 111
2 The Argument from Conserved Quantities 112
3 Why Energy's Ontological Status Matters 120
4 Energy in Classical Physics 125
5 Energy in the Fields 131
6 Energy Flow and the Poynting Vector 136
7 A Moral Regarding the Testability of Theories 153
Discussion Questions 157
Notes 162
6 Is there Nothing but Fields? 165
1 Is Electric Charge Real? 165
2 Faraday's Picture 167
Discussion Questions 171
Notes 173
7 Relativity and the Unification of Electricity and Magnetism 175
1 Unification in Physics 175
2 How Relativity Unifies Electricity and Magnetism 180
3 Einstein's Argument from Asymmetry 186
4 The Interdependence of Philosophy and Physics 199
Discussion Questions 201
Notes 203
8 Relativity, Energy, Mass, and the Reality of Fields 205
1 Classical Physics and the "Relativity of Motion" 206
2 Relativistic Invariants and the Unification that Relativity Achieves: Space and Time 210
3 Relativistic Invariants and the Unification that Relativity Achieves: Energy and Momentum 221
4 Mass and the Meaning of "e = mc2 " 224
5 Fields - At Last! 240
6 Erasing the Line between Scientific Theory and its Philosophical Interpretation 249
Discussion Questions 250
Notes 252
9 Quantum Metaphysics 255
1 Is Quantum Mechanics Complete? 255
2 The Bell Inequalities 263
3 For Whom the Bell Tolls 271
4 Wrestling with Nonlocality 280
Discussion Questions 298
Notes 300
Final Exam 302
References 305
Index 316
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