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Atoms, Mechanics, and Probability
- Ludwig Boltzmann's Statistico-Mechanical Writings - An Exegesis
Engelsk Paperback
Atoms, Mechanics, and Probability
- Ludwig Boltzmann's Statistico-Mechanical Writings - An Exegesis
Engelsk Paperback

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One of the pillars of modern science, statistical mechanics, owes much to one man, the Austrian physicist Ludwig Boltzmann (1844-1906). As a result of his unusual working and writing styles, his enormous contribution remains little read and poorly understood. The purpose of this book is to make the Boltzmann corpus more accessible to physicists, philosophers, and historians, and so give it new life. The means are introductory biographical and historical materials, detailed and lucid summaries of every relevant publication, and a final chapter of critical synthesis.Special attention is given to Boltzmann''s theoretical tool-box and to his patient construction of lofty formal systems even before their full conceptual import could be known. This constructive tendency largely accounts for his lengthy style, for the abundance of new constructions, for the relative vagueness of their object--and for the puzzlement of commentators. This book will help the reader cross the stylistic barrier and see how ingeniously Boltzmann combined atoms, mechanics, and probability to invent new bridges between the micro- and macro-worlds.
Product detaljer
Sprog:
Engelsk
Sider:
640
ISBN-13:
9780192844712
Indbinding:
Paperback
Udgave:
ISBN-10:
0192844717
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Udg. Dato:
14 okt 2021
Længde:
35mm
Bredde:
242mm
Højde:
169mm
Forlag:
Oxford University Press
Oplagsdato:
14 okt 2021
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