Forces and fields : the concept of action at a distance in the history of physics / Mary B. Hesse.

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Hesse, Mary B

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Mineola, N.Y. : Dover Publications, 2005.Description: x, 318 p. : ill. ; 21 cmISBN:

9780486442402 (pbk.)

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DDC classification:

530.109 HES

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Contents:

I. The Logical Status of Theories II. The Primitive Analogies. III. Mechanism in Greek Science IV. The Greek Inheritance V. The Corpuscular Philosophy VI. The Theory of Gravitation VII. Action at a Distance VIII. The Field Theories IX. The Theory of Relativity X. Modern Physics XI. The Metaphysical Framework of Physics

Summary: This history of physics focuses on the question, "How do bodies act on one another across space?" The variety of answers illustrates the function of fundamental analogies or models in physics, as well as the role of so-called unobservable entities. Forces and Fields presents an in-depth look at the science of ancient Greece, and it examines the influence of antique philosophy on seventeenth-century thought. Additional topics embrace many elements of modern physics—the empirical basis of quantum mechanics, wave-particle duality and the uncertainty principle, and the action-at-a-distance theory of Wheeler and Feynman.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Books	H.T. Parekh Library	SIAS Collection	530.109 HES (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		K2403
Books	H.T. Parekh Library	SIAS Collection	530.109 HES (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		K1679

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Originally published: London ; New York : T. Nelson, 1961.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 306-311) and indexes.

I. The Logical Status of Theories
II. The Primitive Analogies.
III. Mechanism in Greek Science
IV. The Greek Inheritance
V. The Corpuscular Philosophy
VI. The Theory of Gravitation
VII. Action at a Distance
VIII. The Field Theories
IX. The Theory of Relativity
X. Modern Physics
XI. The Metaphysical Framework of Physics

This history of physics focuses on the question, "How do bodies act on one another across space?" The variety of answers illustrates the function of fundamental analogies or models in physics, as well as the role of so-called unobservable entities. Forces and Fields presents an in-depth look at the science of ancient Greece, and it examines the influence of antique philosophy on seventeenth-century thought. Additional topics embrace many elements of modern physics—the empirical basis of quantum mechanics, wave-particle duality and the uncertainty principle, and the action-at-a-distance theory of Wheeler and Feynman.

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