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The Mathematical Representation of Physical Reality

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The Frontiers Collection

Paru le : 2023-03-06

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?This book deals with the rise of mathematics in physical sciences, beginning with Galileo and Newton and extending to the present day. The book is divided into two parts. The first part gives a brief history of how mathematics was introduced into physics—despite its "unreasonable effectiveness" as famously pointed out by a distinguished physicist—and the criticisms it received from earlier thinkers. The second part takes a more philosophical approach and is intended to shed some light on that mysterious effectiveness. For this purpose, the author reviews the debate between classical philosophers on the existence of innate ideas that allow us to understand the world and also the philosophically based arguments for and against the use of mathematics in physical sciences. In this context, Schopenhauer’s conceptions of causality and matter are very pertinent, and their validity is revisited in light of modern physics. The final question addressed is whether the effectiveness of mathematics can be explained by its “existence” in an independent platonic realm, as Gödel believed.

The book aims at readers interested in the history and philosophy of physics. It is accessible to those with only a very basic (not professional) knowledge of physics.
Pages
155 pages
Collection
The Frontiers Collection
Parution
2023-03-06
Marque
Springer
EAN papier
9783031212536
EAN PDF
9783031212543
Informations sur l'ebook
Nombre pages copiables
1
Nombre pages imprimables
15
Taille du fichier
4649 Ko
Prix
58,01 €
EAN EPUB
9783031212543
Informations sur l'ebook
Nombre pages copiables
1
Nombre pages imprimables
15
Taille du fichier
512 Ko
Prix
58,01 €

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