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The philosophy and physics of duality /

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Discusses dualities in physics, this book covers what dualities are, their main examples - from quantum mechanics and electrodynamics to statistical mechanics, quantum field theory, and string theory - and the philosophical questions they raise.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Haro, Sebastian de (Author), Butterfield, Jeremy (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, [2025]
Subjects:
Dualism.
Wave-particle duality > Philosophy.
Duality (Nuclear physics) > Philosophy.
Duality theory (Mathematics) > Philosophy.
Dualisme.
Dualité (Physique nucléaire) > Philosophie.
Dualité onde-corpuscule > Philosophie.
Principe de dualité (Mathématiques) > Philosophie.
dualism.
Dualism
Duality (Nuclear physics)
Duality theory (Mathematics)
Wave-particle duality
Physics.
Science.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Description
Summary:Discusses dualities in physics, this book covers what dualities are, their main examples - from quantum mechanics and electrodynamics to statistical mechanics, quantum field theory, and string theory - and the philosophical questions they raise.
Physical Description:1 online resource : illustrations.
Audience:Specialized.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9780191881497
019188149X
9780192585295
0192585290