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The Structure of Physics

Carl Friedrich von Weizsäcker‘s "Aufbau der Physik", first published in 1985, was intended as an overview of his lifelong concern: an understanding of the unity of physics. That is, the idea of a quantum theory of binary alternatives (the so-called ur-theory), a unified quantum theoretical...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Weizsäcker, Carl F. von
Other Authors: Görnitz, Thomas (Editor), Lyre, Holger (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 2006, 2006
Edition:1st ed. 2006
Series:Fundamental Theories of Physics
Subjects:
Quantum Physics
Physics And Astronomy
Quantum Field Theory
Thermodynamics
Gravitation
Elementary Particles (physics)
Elementary Particles, Quantum Field Theory
Classical And Quantum Gravity
Science / Philosophy
Physics
Astronomy
Philosophy Of Science
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • The unity of physics
  • The system of theories
  • Probability and abstract quantum theory
  • Quantum theory and spacetime
  • Models of particles and interaction
  • Cosmology and particle physics
  • Time and information
  • Irreversibility and entropy1
  • Information and evolution
  • On the interpretation of physics
  • The problem of the interpretation of quantum theory
  • The stream of information
  • Beyond quantum theory
  • In the language of philosophers

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