A most systematic study of how to interpret probabilistic assertions in the context of statistical mechanics. Series Editor(s): Skyrms, Brian; Adams, Ernest W.; Binmore, Ken; Butterfield, Jeremy; Diaconis, Persi; Harper, William L.; Harsanyi, John; Jeffrey, Richard C.; Spohn, Wolfgang. Series: Cambridge Studies in Probability, Induction and Decision Theory. Num Pages: 280 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPL; PH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 604. . 1999. hardcover. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Title: The Concept of Probability in Statistical Physics (Cambridge Studies in Probability, Induction and Decision Theory)
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication Date: 1999
Language: English
ISBN 10: 0521621283
ISBN 13: 9780521621281
Binding: Hardcover
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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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"...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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