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Time, chance, and reduction: philosophical aspects of statistical mechanics

Statistical mechanics attempts to explain the behavior of macroscopic physical systems in terms of the mechanical properties of their constituents. Although it is one of the fundamental theories of physics, it has received little attention from philosophers of science. Nevertheless, it raises philos...

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Autores principales: Ernst, Gerhard, Hüttemann, Andreas
Lenguaje:eng
Publicado: Cambridge Univ. Press 2010
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Acceso en línea:http://cds.cern.ch/record/1338366