Carl Friedrich von Weizsäcker: Major Texts in Physics
Author:   Michael Drieschner
Publisher:   Springer International Publishing AG
Edition:   2014 ed.
Volume:   22
ISBN:  

9783319036670


Pages:   189
Publication Date:   25 June 2014
Format:   Paperback
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Carl Friedrich von Weizsäcker: Major Texts in Physics


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This book presents a collection of texts by the German physicist and philosopher Carl Friedrich von Weizsäcker (1912-2007), for use in seminars on the history, epistemology and structure of physics. Most texts appear in English for the first time. Weizsäcker became famous through his works in physics, mainly in the early development of nuclear physics. Later he would also become well known as a philosopher and analyst of contemporary culture. Texts include the original publications of the “Weizsäcker-Bethe formula” of nuclear masses and the “Bethe-Weizsäcker cycle,” which explains the source of energy in the sun; both were developed by Bethe at the same time and independently of Weizsäcker. Further texts deal with Weizsäcker’s explanation of the origin of planets, his explanation of the “time arrow” in Statistical Mechanics and his analyses of Quantum Mechanics and the structure of physics in general.

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Author:   Michael Drieschner
Publisher:   Springer International Publishing AG
Imprint:   Springer International Publishing AG
Edition:   2014 ed.
Volume:   22
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 1.10cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   3.168kg
ISBN:  

9783319036670


ISBN 10:   331903667
Pages:   189
Publication Date:   25 June 2014
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Introduction.- On Elementary Transmutations in the Interior of Stars. Paper II.- The Formation of the Planetary System.- The History of Nature, Introduction.- The Second Law and the Difference between Past and Future.- A Sketch of the Unity of Physics.- Quantum Theory.- Probability and Abstract Quantum Theory.- The Philosophy of Alternatives.- Matter and Consciousness.- Matter, Energy, Information

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