The Concept of Object as the Foundation of Physics: with forewords by C.W. Kilmister and H. Pierre Noyes (San Francisco State University Series in Philosophy)

Stein, Irving

ISBN 10: 0820425370 / ISBN 13: 9780820425375

Published by Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publishers, 1996

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Concept of Object as the Foundation of Physics: with forewords by C.W. Kilmister and H. Pierre Noyes (San Francisco State University Series in Philosophy)
• Publisher: Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publishers
• Publication Date: 1996
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0820425370
• ISBN 13: 9780820425375
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: good

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Synopsis

The concept of a classical object is analyzed and found to be deterministic. In order to remove inconsistencies, the object is taken as a classical random walk. Although such a definition leads to the theory of (special) relativity, it too is found to be inconsistent. Its resolution eventually leads first to the Schroedinger, and then to the Dirac equation. In the end it is found that the concept of the object itself, without interaction, cannot be the basic ontology of physics.

About the Author

The Author: Irving Stein did graduate work at Stanford University in theoretical physics. He did further graduate work in mathematics at the University of Oregon and in philosophy at San Francisco State University. He has taught at Wayne State University and at Merritt College in Oakland, California.