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Author:   Sunny Y. Auyang (formerly Research Scientist, formerly Research Scientist, Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press Inc
Imprint:   Oxford University Press Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 15.40cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 23.30cm
Weight:   0.412kg
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9780195093452

ISBN 10:   0195093453
Pages:   288
Publication Date:   31 August 1995
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

PART 1: Introduction 1: A Human View of the World in Quantum Field Theory 2: The Categorical Framework of Objective Knowledge PART 2: Nonrelativistic Quantum Mechanics 3: The Structure of Quantum Mechanics 4: The Quantum Measurement Problem PART 3: Relativity and Symmetries 5: Geometry and Space-time 6: Symmetries in Physics 7: The Principles of Relativity and Local Symmetry PART 4: Quantum Field Theory 8: Quantum Fields and Elementary Particles 9: Fields, Quantum Fields, and Field Quanta 10: Interacting Field and Gauge Field Theory PART 5: Objects of Experiences: Quantum States-Observables-Statistics 11: Properties and Quantum Properties 12: The Form of Observation and the Reality of Quantum States 13: The Gap in Understanding: Eigenvalue and Probability 14: Coordinatization of the Quantum World: Observables 15: The General Concept of Objects in Physical Theories 16: The Illusion of the Observer 17: The Mentalism Behind Yes-no Experiments PART 6: The Event-structure and the Spatio-temporal Order: Local Fields 18: The Whole and the Individual: Field and Event 19: This-Something: Events or Local Fields 20: The Basic Spatio-temporal Structure of the Physical World 21: The Referential Structure of Field Theory 22: The States of the Field as a Whole: Field Quanta 23: Identity and Diversity: Quantum Multi-Particle Systems PART 7: Explicit Relations and the Causal Order: Interacting Fields 24: The Constancy of Prediction and the Cement of the Universe 25: Permanence, Endurance, and the Concepts of Time 26: How Are Regular Successions of Events Possible? 27: Relational Properties: Phase and Potential 28: Causal Relations: Connection and Parallel Transport 29: Thoroughgoing Interaction: Renormalization PART 8: Epilogue 30: The Intelligibility of the Objective World Appendix A: Measure and Probability: Quantity, Quality, Modality A1: Measure: The General Concept of Extensive Magnitudes A2: Function and Distribution: Individual and Collective Qualities A3: Individual, Statistical, and Probabilistic Statements Appendix B: Fiber Bundles Appendix C: The Cosmic and the Microscopic: An Application

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The union of quantum mechanics and special relativity and its importance to the basic structure of the physical world. --Science & Spirit The union of quantum mechanics and special relativity and its importance to the basic structure of the physical world. --Science & Spirit

Beautifully written British Journal of Philosophical Science

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