Selected Papers of Leon Rosenfeld

. Ed(s): Cohen, Robert S.; Stachel, John J. (Boston University, Center for Einstein Studies and Dept. of Physics, MA, USA)

ISBN 10: 9027706514 / ISBN 13: 9789027706515

Published by Kluwer Academic Publishers Group, 1978

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Editor(s): Cohen, Robert S.; Stachel, John J. (Boston University, Center for Einstein Studies and Dept. of Physics, MA, USA). Series: Boston Studies in the Philosophy of Science. Num Pages: 963 pages, also: SYLI 100. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. . . 1978. Hardback. . . . .

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Selected Papers of Leon Rosenfeld
• Publisher: Kluwer Academic Publishers Group
• Publication Date: 1978
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9027706514
• ISBN 13: 9789027706515
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

The decision to undertake this volume was made in 1971 at Lake Como during the Varenna summer school ofthe Italian Physical Society, where Professor Leon Rosenfeld was lecturing on the history of quantum theory. We had long been struck by the unique blend of epistemological, histori­ cal and social concerns in his work on the foundations and development of physics, and decided to approach him there with the idea of publishing a collection of his papers. He responded enthusiastically, and agreed to help us select the papers; furthermore, he also agreed to write a lengthy introduction and to comment separately on those papers that he felt needed critical re-evaluation in the light of his current views. For he was still vigorously engaged in both theoretical investigations of, and critical not reflections on the foundations of theoretical physics. We certainly did conceive of the volume as a memorial to a 'living saint', but rather more practically, as a useful tool to place in the hands of fellow workers and students engaged in wrestling with these difficult problems. All too sadly, fate has added a memorial aspect to our labors. We agreed that in order to make this book most useful for the con­ temporary community of physicists and philosophers, we should trans­ late all non-English items into English.