From Paradox to Reality: Our Basic Concepts of the Physical World

Rohrlich, Fritz

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ISBN 10: 052137605X ISBN 13: 9780521376051

Published by Cambridge University Press, New York, NY, 1989

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From Paradox to Reality: Our Basic Concepts of the Physical World

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Cambridge University Press, New York, NY

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1989

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052137605X

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9780521376051

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Paperback

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Using a clear, non-technical style, Professor Rohrlich discusses the two major theories of twentieth-century physics: relativity and quantum mechanics. Discussed conceptually and philosophically, rather than using mathematics, the philosophical issues raised show how new discoveries forced physicists to accept often strange and unconventional notions. He aims to remove the mystery and misrepresentation that often surround the ideas of modern physics and to show how modern scientists construct theories, so that the reader can appreciate their successes and failures and understand problems that are as yet unresolved.

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Based on successful courses taught by the author, this work shows how new discoveries forced physicists to resort to unconventional notions to remove the mystery and misrepresentation that often surrounds modern physics.

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