Springer jul 1974 (3 Ergebnisse)

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This book is a contribution to a problem in foundational studies, the problem of the interpretation of quantum mechanics, in the sense of the theoretical significance of the transition from classical to quantum mechanics. The obvious difference between classical and quantum mechanics is that quantum mechanics is statistical and classical mechanics isn't. Moreover, the statistical character of the quantum theory appears to be irreducible: unlike classical statistical mechanics, the probabilities are not generated by measures on a probability space, i. e. by distributions over atomic events or classical states. But how can a theory of mechanics be statistical and complete Answers to this question which originate with the Copenhagen inter pretation of Bohr and Heisenberg appeal to the limited possibilities of measurement at the microlevel. To put it crudely: Those little electrons, protons, mesons, etc. , are so tiny, and our fingers so clumsy, that when ever we poke an elementary particle to see which way it will jump, we disturb the system radically - so radically, in fact, that a considerable amount of information derived from previous measurements is no longer applicable to the system. We might replace our fingers by finer probes, but the finest possible probes are the elementary particles them selves, and it is argued that the difficulty really arises for these.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The Netherlands Society for Systems Research was founded on 9 May 1970 to promote interdisciplinary scientific activity on basis of a systems approach. It has its seat in Utrecht, The Netherlands. Officers for the year 1973: President: A. Bosman, University of Groningen. Secretary: G. de Zeeuw, Department of Psychology, University of Amsterdam. Treasurer: J. Herbschleb, Computer Laboratory, Department of Cardiology, University Hospital, Catharijnesingel 101, Utrecht. All information about the society can be obtained from the Secretary. The editor ADDRESSES OF AUTHORS Gottinger, H. W., Bayerische Akademie der Wissenschaften, Commission for Development Research, 8000 Munchen 22, Marstallplatz 8, W. Germany. Mulder, M., Stichting Bedrijfskunde, Poortweg 6, Delft, The Netherlands. Olsder, G. J., Strijbos, R. C. W., Department of Applied Mathematics, Twente of Technology, P.O. Box 217, Enschede, The Netherlands. University Rasch, R. A., Instituut voor Cognitie Onderzoek, University of Amsterdam, Weesperplein 8, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Rootselaar, B. van, Department of Mathematics, de Dreijen 8, Wageningen, The Netherlands. Sitter, L. U. de, Department of Social Sciences, Technological University, Eindhoven, The Netherlands.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - At the 1969 annual meeting of the American Association for the Ad vancement ofScience, held in Boston on December 27-29, a sequence of symposia on the philosophical foundations of science was organized jointly by Section L of the Association and the Boston Colloquium for the Philosophy of Science. Section L is devoted to the history, philos ophy, logic and sociology of science, with broad connotations extended both to 'science' and to 'philosophy'. With collaboration generously extended by other and more specialized Sections of the AAAS, the Section L program took an unusually rich range of topics, and indeed the audiences were large, and the discussions lively. This book, regrettably delayed in publication, contains the major papers from those symposia of 1969. In addition, it contains the distin guished George Sarton Memorial Lecture of that meeting, 'Boltzmann, Monocycles and Mechanical Explanation' by Martin J. Klein. Some additions and omissions should be noted: In Part 1, dedicated to the 450th anniversary of the birth of Leonardo da Vinci, we have been una bie to include a contrihution by Elmer Belt who was prevented by storms from participating. In Part II, on physics and the explanation of life, we were unable to persuade Isaac Asimov to overcome his modesty about the historical remarks he made under the title 'Arrhenius Revisited'.…