Concepts Of Simultaneity
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Concepts Of Simultaneity
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Author : Max Jammer
language : en
Publisher: JHU Press
Release Date : 2006-11-01
Concepts Of Simultaneity written by Max Jammer and has been published by JHU Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-11-01 with Science categories.
Max Jammer's Concepts of Simultaneity presents a comprehensive, accessible account of the historical development of an important and controversial concept—which played a critical role in initiating modern theoretical physics—from the days of Egyptian hieroglyphs through to Einstein's work in 1905, and beyond. Beginning with the use of the concept of simultaneity in ancient Egypt and in the Bible, the study discusses its role in Greek and medieval philosophy as well as its significance in Newtonian physics and in the ideas of Leibniz, Kant, and other classical philosophers. The central theme of Jammer's presentation is a critical analysis of the use of this concept by philosophers of science, like Poincaré, and its significant role in inaugurating modern theoretical physics in Einstein's special theory of relativity. Particular attention is paid to the philosophical problem of whether the notion of distant simultaneity presents a factual reality or only a hypothetical convention. The study concludes with an analysis of simultaneity's importance in general relativity and quantum mechanics.
Einstein Relativity And Absolute Simultaneity
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Author : William Lane Craig
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2007-11-08
Einstein Relativity And Absolute Simultaneity written by William Lane Craig and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-11-08 with Philosophy categories.
Presenting a collection of original essays from a team of international philosophers and physicists, this volume reassesses the contemporary paradigm of the relativistic concept of time. There is no other book like this currently available.
Simultaneity And Delay
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Author : Jay Lampert
language : en
Publisher: A&C Black
Release Date : 2012-02-09
Simultaneity And Delay written by Jay Lampert and has been published by A&C Black this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-02-09 with Philosophy categories.
An innovative new theory of 'staggered time', based on the relation between simultaneity and delay.
Duration And Simultaneity
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Author : Henri Bergson
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1999
Duration And Simultaneity written by Henri Bergson and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999 with Philosophy categories.
This philosophical text deals with the theme of time. A central contention is that science and philosophy alike systematically misrepresent the nature of time. Bergson suggests that the traditional association between the model of space and time is incoherent. Unlike space, time is not measurable by objective standard. This contention is tried out against the major movement in physics of the day - relativity. Tracing the development of the theory from special to general relativity, Bergson finds that a fundamental requirement of the theory is an impossibility - the assumption that the experiences of two observers moving at different speeds within two different physical systems might be thought of as simultaneous. This is to ignore the limits of possible experience.
University Physics
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Author : Samuel J. Ling
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2016-09-29
University Physics written by Samuel J. Ling and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-09-29 with Mechanics categories.
"University Physics is a three-volume collection that meets the scope and sequence requirements for two- and three-semester calculus-based physics courses. Volume 1 covers mechanics, sound, oscillations, and waves. This textbook emphasizes connections between theory and application, making physics concepts interesting and accessible to students while maintaining the mathematical rigor inherent in the subject. Frequent, strong examples focus on how to approach a problem, how to work with the equations, and how to check and generalize the result."--Open Textbook Library.
The Logic Of Modern Physics
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Author : P. W. BRIDGMAN
language : en
Publisher: BEYOND BOOKS HUB
Release Date : 2023-05-05
The Logic Of Modern Physics written by P. W. BRIDGMAN and has been published by BEYOND BOOKS HUB this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-05-05 with Fiction categories.
This excursion into the field of fundamental criticism by one whose activities have hitherto been confined almost entirely to experiment is not evidence of senile decay, as might be cynically assumed. I have always, throughout all my experimental work, felt an imperative need of a better understanding of the foundations of our physical thought and have for a long time made more or less unsystematic attempts to reach such an understanding. Only now, however, has a half sabbatical year given me leisure to attempt a more or less orderly exposition. In spite of previous writings on the broad fundamentals by Clifford, Stall, Mach, and Poincare, to mention only a few, I believe a new essay of this critical character needs no apology. For entirely apart from the question of whether many of the points of view of these essays can be maintained, the discovery of new facts in the domain of relativity and quantum theory has shifted the centre of interest and emphasis. All the quite recent activity with the new quantum mechanics seems to call for a new examination of fundamental matters which shall recognize, at least by implication, the existence of the special phenomena of the quantum domain. However, the necessity for re-examination does not mean at all that many of the results of previous criticism may not still be accepted; some of these results have become so thoroughly incorporated into physical thinking that we can assume them without mention. Thus the fundamental attitude of this essay is empiricism, which is now justified as the attitude of the physicist in large part by the inquiry into the physiological origin of our concepts of space, time, and mechanics with which the previous essays were largely concerned. None of the previous essays have consciously or immediately affected the details of this; in fact I have not read any of them within several years. If passages here recall passages already written, it is because the ideas have been assimilated and the precise origin forgotten; it is probably worth while to let such passages stand without revision, because such ideas gain in plausibility through having been found acceptable to independent thought. I am much indebted to Professor R. F. Alfred Hoernle of the Department of Philosophy of Johannesburg University, South Africa, for suggesting several modifications to make the text more acceptable to a philosopher, and slight amplifications for the benefit of readers not familiar with all the details of recent technical developments in physics...FROM THE BOOKS.
Discourse On A New Method
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Author : Mary Domski
language : en
Publisher: Open Court
Release Date : 2010-09-10
Discourse On A New Method written by Mary Domski and has been published by Open Court this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-09-10 with Philosophy categories.
Addressing a wide range of topics, from Newton to Post-Kuhnian philosophy of science, these essays critically examine themes that have been central to the influential work of philosopher Michael Friedman. Special focus is given to Friedman's revealing study of both history of science and philosophy in his work on Kant, Newton, Einstein, and other major figures. This interaction of history and philosophy is the subject of the editors' "manifesto" and serves to both explain and promote the essential ties between two disciplines usually regarded as unrelated.
Seven Fundamental Concepts In Spacetime Physics
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Author : Vesselin Petkov
language : en
Publisher: Springer Nature
Release Date : 2024-01-12
Seven Fundamental Concepts In Spacetime Physics written by Vesselin Petkov and has been published by Springer Nature this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-01-12 with Science categories.
The book presents seven fundamental concepts in spacetime physics mostly by following Hermann Minkowski’s revolutionary ideas summarized in his 1908 lecture "Space and Time." These concepts are: spacetime, inertial and accelerated motion in spacetime physics, the origin and nature of inertia in spacetime physics, relativistic mass, gravitation, gravitational waves, and black holes. They have been selected because they appear to be causing most misconceptions and confusion in spacetime physics. This second edition has been revised to include additional clarifications, more detailed elaboration of the arguments and also new material published in the interim.
Handbook Of Whiteheadian Process Thought
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Author : Michel Weber
language : en
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter
Release Date : 2013-04-30
Handbook Of Whiteheadian Process Thought written by Michel Weber and has been published by Walter de Gruyter this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-04-30 with Philosophy categories.
Gathering 115 entries written by 101 internationally renowned experts in their fields, the Handbook of Whiteheadian Process Thought aims at canvassing the current state of knowledge in Whiteheadian scholarship and at identifying promising directions for future investigations through (internal) cross-elucidation and (external) interdisciplinary development. Two kinds of entries are weaved together in order to interpret Whitehead secundum Whitehead and to read him from the vantage point of interdisciplinary and crossdisciplinary research. The “thematic ” entries provide (i) a broad contextualisation of the issue at stake; (ii) a focus on Whitehead's treatment (if any) or of a possible Whiteheadian treatment of the issue; (iii) a history of relevant scholarship; (iv) a personal assessment by the Author. The “biographical ” entries provide (i) a brief vita of the targeted thinker; (ii) a sketch of his/her categories relevant to the Whiteheadian scholarship; (iii) a personal assessment of the actual (or possible) Whiteheadian semantic transfer to or from the thinker.
The Present Situation In The Philosophy Of Science
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Author : Friedrich Stadler
language : en
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Release Date : 2010-05-19
The Present Situation In The Philosophy Of Science written by Friedrich Stadler and has been published by Springer Science & Business Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-05-19 with Philosophy categories.
This volume is a serious attempt to open up the subject of European philosophy of science to real thought, and provide the structural basis for the interdisciplinary development of its specialist fields, but also to provoke reflection on the idea of ‘European philosophy of science’. This efforts should foster a contemporaneous reflection on what might be meant by philosophy of science in Europe and European philosophy of science, and how in fact awareness of it could assist philosophers interpret and motivate their research through a stronger collective identity.The overarching aim is to set the background for a collaborative project organising, systematising, and ultimately forging an identity for, European philosophy of science by creating research structures and developing research networks across Europe to promote its development.