wheaton bruce (10 Ergebnisse)

Trade paperback. Zustand: Fine. Revised ed. Trade paperback (US). Contains: Illustrations, black & white. Audience: General/trade.

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. Photos included in listing. About the book: The early twentieth century brought about the rejection by physicists of the doctrine of determinism - the belief that complete knowledge of the initial conditions of an interaction in nature allows precise and unambiguous prediction of the outcome. This book traces the origins of a central problem leading to this change in viewpoint and paradoxes raised by attempts to formulate a consistent theory of the nature of light. It outlines the different approaches adopted by members of different national cultures to the apparent inconsistencies, explains why Einstein's early (1905) attempt at a resolution was not taken seriously for fifteen years, and describes the mixture of ideas that created a route to a new, antideterministic formulation of the laws of nature. Dr Wheaton describes the experimental work on the new forms of radiation found at the turn of the century and shows how the interpretation of energy transfer from X-rays to matter gradually transformed a classical wave explanation of light to one based on particle like quanta of energy, and further, he explains how influential scientists came reluctantly to accept a wavelike interpretation of matter as well. This new and distinctively different account of one of the major theoretical shifts in modern physical thought will be of fundamental interest to physical scientists and philosophers, as well as to historians of science.

Hardback. Zustand: Very Good. xxiv 355p hardback with dark green dustjacket featuring a series of portraits, a tight and clean copy, name to endpaper, many illustrations, no traces of use or markings in the text, excellent copy Language: English.

Zustand: New. In.

Zustand: Fair. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In fair condition, suitable as a study copy. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,750grams, ISBN:0521250986.

Zustand: New. The early 20th century brought about the rejection by physicists of the doctrine of determinism - the belief that complete knowledge of the initial conditions of an interaction in nature allows precise and unambiguous prediction of the outcome. This book traces the origins of a central problem leading to this change in viewpoint. Num Pages: 380 pages, 40 b/w illus. BIC Classification: PDX; PH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 525. . 2008. Revised ed. paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

Series: Berkeley Papers in History of Science, V. 8vo. ix, 485 pp. Indices. Printed wrappers; tanned spine. Fine. Rare. ISBN: 09181020122.

Paperback. Zustand: Gut. 102 Seiten Guter Zustand/ Good Ex-Library. ha1032485 Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 250.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - This study grew out of concerns first raised while I was a student of physics. This inadequacy of most textbook discussions of historical and epistemological issues led me back to original papers and then to the literature on history of science.