01483nam a22002057a 450000500170000000800410001702000180005804000070007604100120008308200170009510000180011224500550013026000440018530000260022936500560025552009180031165000190122965000190124865000100126720250709102932.0250709b        |||||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  a9780198814320  cAL  aEnglish  a530.01bWALP  aDavid Wallace  aPhilosophy of physicsb: A very short introduction  aNew YorkbOxford university pressc2021  a142 p.bPBc17x11 cm.  aBLR8-2464176b₹321.05c₹d₹321.05f01-07-2025  aPhilosophy of Physics: A Very Short Introduction explores the core topics of philosophy of physics through three key themes: the nature of space and time; the origin of irreversibility and probability in the physics of large systems; how we can make sense of quantum mechanics. Central issues discussed include: the scientific method as it applies in modern physics; the distinction between absolute and relative motion; the way that distinction changes between Newton's physics and special relativity; what spacetime is and how it relates to the laws of physics; how fundamental physics can make no distinction between past and future and yet a clear distinction exists in the world we see around us; why it is so difficult to understand quantum mechanics, and why doing so might push us to change our fundamental physics, to rethink the nature of science, or even to accept the existence of parallel universes.
  aQuantum theory  aAbsolute space  aWaves