The Concept of Probability in Statistical Physics (Cambridge Studies in Probability, Induction and Decision Theory) - Softcover

Guttmann, Y. M.

 
9780521042178: The Concept of Probability in Statistical Physics (Cambridge Studies in Probability, Induction and Decision Theory)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0521042178 ISBN 13: 9780521042178
Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2008

Synopsis

Foundational issues in statistical mechanics and the more general question of how probability is to be understood in the context of physical theories are both areas that have been neglected by philosophers of physics. This book fills an important gap in the literature by providing the most systematic study to date of how to interpret probabilistic assertions in the context of statistical mechanics. The book will be of particular interest to philosophers of science, physicists and mathematicians interested in foundational issues, and also to historians of science.

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Review

"...essential reading for philosophers of physics interested in statistical mechanics and of deep interest to those in physics and mathematics interested in foundational issues." Larry Sklar, author of Physics and Chance

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Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Publication date
2008
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0521042178
ISBN 13 
9780521042178
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
1
Number of pages
280

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