Creating Modern Probability: Its Mathematics, Physics and Philosophy in Historical Perspective

Jan von Plato

ISBN 10: 0521444039 / ISBN 13: 9780521444033

Published by Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 1994

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First edition, second printing. Large 8vo. 323 pp. Near Fine. Missing dust jacket. Slight shelfwear to boards.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Creating Modern Probability: Its Mathematics, Physics and Philosophy in Historical Perspective
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press, Cambridge
• Publication Date: 1994
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521444039
• ISBN 13: 9780521444033
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Near Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included

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Synopsis

This is the only book to chart the history and development of modern probability theory. It shows how in the first thirty years of this century probability theory became a mathematical science. The author also traces the development of probabilistic concepts and theories in statistical and quantum physics. There are chapters dealing with chance phenomena, and current major mathematical theories, together with their foundational and philosophical problems. Among the theorists whose work is treated at some length are Kolmogorov, von Mises and de Finetti.

Book Description

This is the only book to chart the history and development of modern probability theory. It shows how in the first thirty years of this century probability theory became a mathematical science. The author also traces the development of probabilistic concepts and theories in statistical and quantum physics. The principal audience for the book comprises philosophers and historians of science, mathematicians concerned with probability and statistics, and physicists.