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Hughes, R. I. G.

The theoretical practices of physics : philosophical essays / R.I.G. Hughes. - Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2010. - 278 p. ; 25 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Criticism, logical empiricism, and the general theory of relativity -- Theoretical practice : the Bohm-Pines Quartet -- Laws of physics, the representational account of theories, and Newton's Principia -- Modelling, the Brownian motion, and the disunities of physics -- Models and representation -- The Ising model, computer simulation, and universal physics -- Theoretical explanation -- The discourse of physics exemplified by the Aharonov-Bohm effect.

ISBN: 9780199546107 019954610X

LCCN: 2009029698

Nat. Bib. No.: GBA994092 bnb

Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: 015380182 Uk

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Physics--Philosophy.

LC Class. No.: QC6.2 / .H84 2010

Dewey Class. No.: 530.01