Rational reconstructions of modern physics

DOI10.1007/978-94-007-0077-2MaRDI QIDQ2638160zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors Peter Mittelstaedt

Publication date 14 September 2010

Published in Fundamental Theories of Physics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL http://cds.cern.ch/record/1555694

zbMATH Keywords

constants of naturecosmologyentropygeneral relativityquantum mechanicsspecial relativity

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Philosophy of mathematics (00A30) Physics (00A79) History of mathematics in the 18th century (01A50) History of mathematics in the 19th century (01A55) History of mathematics in the 20th century (01A60) Entropy and other invariants (28D20) History of quantum theory (81-03) Geometry and quantization, symplectic methods (81S10) History of relativity and gravitational theory (83-03) Special relativity (83A05) Relativistic cosmology (83F05) Astrophysical cosmology (85A40) Measures of information, entropy (94A17)

Review text

Time is a main topic in Physics. The search for the basic laws of our Universe -- time is always involved -- is forcing physicists to reexamine and discuss the very basic assumptions and metaphysical hypotheses. The book investigates the base and the framework of physical theories and physical thinking. The goal of this attempt is a rational reconstruction of the leading theories of Modern Physics: Special and General Relativity and Quantum Mechanics. In the preface we read: ``The results and implications ... are partly new and they are in general not in accordance with the well known interpretation of Modern Physics. This does not matter, since we are hopefully looking for some new ideas. One thing is missing in the book. The discussion of Cosmology, the Hubble parameter and the paradigma of Dark Energy. Surprising is also the fact that Entropy is omitted in all chapters. Entropy and the Time Arrow are basic in understanding physical laws.

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