Screen LibraryTheoretical concepts in physics：an alternative view of theoretical reasoning in physics
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Cambridge University Press,
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| Publisher Address: | Cambridge, U.K. New York |
| Publication Dates: | 2003. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Edition: | 2nd ed. |
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| Carrier Form: | xvii, 569 p.: ill. ; 25 cm. |
| ISBN: |
052152878X (pbk.) 0521821266 |
| Index Number: | O4 |
| CLC: | O4 |
| Call Number: | O4/L849/2nd ed. |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. The Origins of Newton's Law of Gravitation -- From Ptolemy to Kepler - the Copernican revolution -- Galileo and the nature of the physical sciences -- Newton and the law of gravity -- Maxwell's Equations -- The origin of Maxwell's equations -- How to rewrite the history of electromagnetism -- Mechanics and Dynamics - Linear and Non-linear -- Approaches to mechanics and dynamics -- Dimensional analysis, chaos and self-organised criticality -- Thermodynamics and Statistical Physics -- Basic thermodynamics -- Kinetic theory and the origin of statistical mechanics -- The Origins of the Concept o |