The Concept of Probability in Statistical Physics (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780521621281)

Foundational issues in statistical mechanics and the more general question of how probability is to be understood in the context of physical theories are both areas that have been neglected by philosophers of physics. This book fills an important gap in the literature by providing the most systematic study to date of how to interpret probabilistic assertions in the context of statistical mechanics. The book will be of particular interest to philosophers of science, physicists and mathematicians interested in foundational issues, and also to historians of science.

Author: Y. M. Guttmann
ISBN-10: 0521621283
ISBN-13: 9780521621281
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 07/13/1999
Pages: 280
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.32lbs
Size: 9.44h x 6.18w x 0.90d