Foundations of Space-Time Theories: Relativistic Physics and Philosophy of Science
Author:   Michael Friedman
Publisher:   Princeton University Press
Volume:   113
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9780691638553


Pages:   404
Publication Date:   19 April 2016
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   Michael Friedman
Publisher:   Princeton University Press
Imprint:   Princeton University Press
Volume:   113
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.40cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.482kg
ISBN:  

9780691638553


ISBN 10:   0691638551
Pages:   404
Publication Date:   19 April 2016
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Language:   English

Table of Contents

*FrontMatter, pg. i*Contents, pg. vii*Preface, pg. xi*I. Introduction: Relativity Theory and Logical Positivism, pg. 1*II. Space-Time Theories, pg. 32*III. Newtonian Physics, pg. 71*IV. Special Relativity, pg. 125*V. General Relativity, pg. 177*VI. Relationalism, pg. 216*VII. Conventionalism, pg. 264*Appendix: Differential Geometry, pg. 340*Bibliography, pg. 368*Index, pg. 377

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""An excellent introduction to the philosophies of space and time. Foundations of Space-Time Theories is the result of the author's intellectual struggle to clarify the foundations of relativity theory for himself, and it will deeply influence all future thinking about the philosophy of space and time.""--The New York Times Book Review


An excellent introduction to the philosophies of space and time. Foundations of Space-Time Theories is the result of the author's intellectual struggle to clarify the foundations of relativity theory for himself, and it will deeply influence all future thinking about the philosophy of space and time. --The New York Times Book Review


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