Philosophy and the Foundations of Dynamics
ISBN: 9780521888196 | 0521888190
Format: HardcoverPublisher: Cambridge University Press
Pub. Date: 1/7/2013
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The theory of dynamics is riddled with conceptual issues and differing philosophical interpretations. This book discusses the crucial issues of the main theory from which contemporary foundational theories are derived. It will interest philosophers of science, philosophers in general and physicists concerned with foundational interpretive issues in their field.
Although now replaced by more modern theories, classical mechanics remains a core foundational element of physical theory. From its inception, the theory of... MORE
Although now replaced by more modern theories, classical mechanics remains a core foundational element of physical theory. From its inception, the theory of... MORE
| Introduction | |
| The prehistory of classical dynamics | |
| The astronomical revolution | |
| Precursors to Newtonian dynamics | |
| The Newtonian synthesis | |
| Philosophical aspects of the Newtonian synthesis | |
| The history of statics | |
| The development of dynamics after Newton | |
| The 'Newtonian' approach after Newton | |
| From virtual wo... MORE | |
| Extremal principles | |
| Some philosophical reflections on explanation and theory | |
| Conservation principles | |
| Hamilton's equations | |
| Canonical transformations, optical analogies and algebraic structures | |
| The search for new foundations | |
| New directions in the applications of dynamics | |
| Spacetime formulations of Newtonian dynamics | |
| Formalizations: mass and force | |
| Relationist dynamics | |
| Modes of explanation | |
| Retrospective and conclusions | |
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