Conceptual Foundations of Quantum Field TheoryTian Yu Cao Quantum field theory is a powerful language for the description of the subatomic constituents of the physical world and the laws and principles that govern them. This book contains up-to-date in-depth analyses, by a group of eminent physicists and philosophers of science, of our present understanding of its conceptual foundations, of the reasons why this understanding has to be revised so that the theory can go further, and of possible directions in which revisions may be promising and productive. These analyses will be of interest to graduate students and research workers in physics who want to know about the foundational problems of their subject. The book will also be of interest to professional philosophers, historians and sociologists of science, because it contains much material for metaphysical and methodological reflections, for historical and cultural analyses, and for sociological analyses of the way in which various factors contribute to the way the foundations are revised. |
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... foundations of quantum field theory / editor , Tian Yu Cao . p . cm . Includes index . ISBN 0 521 63152 1 hardback 1. Quantum field theory - Congresses . I. Cao , Tian Yu , 1941- . QC174.45.A1C646 1999 530.14'3 - dc21 98-24394 CIP ISBN ...
... foundations of quantum field theory / editor , Tian Yu Cao . p . cm . Includes index . ISBN 0 521 63152 1 hardback 1. Quantum field theory - Congresses . I. Cao , Tian Yu , 1941- . QC174.45.A1C646 1999 530.14'3 - dc21 98-24394 CIP ISBN ...
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... foundations of quantum field theory 3 The usefulness of a general theory of quantized fields A. S. WIGHTMAN 4 Effective field theory in condensed matter physics R. SHANKAR 5 The triumph and limitations of quantum field theory DAVID J ...
... foundations of quantum field theory 3 The usefulness of a general theory of quantized fields A. S. WIGHTMAN 4 Effective field theory in condensed matter physics R. SHANKAR 5 The triumph and limitations of quantum field theory DAVID J ...
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... Foundation and the Boston Philosophy of Science Association . The intention was to offer an opportunity for a group ... foundations of quantum field theory , and to investigate philosophical and histor- ical issues associated with these ...
... Foundation and the Boston Philosophy of Science Association . The intention was to offer an opportunity for a group ... foundations of quantum field theory , and to investigate philosophical and histor- ical issues associated with these ...
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... foundation of fundamental physics : elementary particle physics and cosmology . QFT reached its most spectacular success in the early 1970s in the standard model , which is able to describe the fundamental interactions of nature within ...
... foundation of fundamental physics : elementary particle physics and cosmology . QFT reached its most spectacular success in the early 1970s in the standard model , which is able to describe the fundamental interactions of nature within ...
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... foundation , of Cantor's set theory and all of classical mathematics . 5 For a detailed historical investigation and insightful conceptual analysis about Einstein's hole argument against the idea of general covariance and his later ...
... foundation , of Cantor's set theory and all of classical mathematics . 5 For a detailed historical investigation and insightful conceptual analysis about Einstein's hole argument against the idea of general covariance and his later ...
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The Structural Foundations of Quantum Gravity Dean Rickles,Steven French,Juha T. Saatsi No preview available - 2006 |