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Author Viennot, Laurence, 1942-

Title Reasoning in physics : the part of common sense / by Laurence Viennot
Published Dordrecht ; Boston ; London : Kluwer Academic Publishers, [2001]
©2001

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Description xv, 230 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Series Springer Nature Book Archives Millennium (2000-2004)
Contents Machine derived contents note: Acknowledgements. About the Author. Preface. Introduction. Part One: The Main Lines. 1. Physics: what is essential, what is natural? 2. A Trend in Reasoning: materialising the objects of physics. 3. The Real World: intrinsic quantities. 4. Essentials: laws for quantities ̀at time t'. 5. Quasistatic or Causal Changes in Systems. Part Two: The Impact of Common Sense Some Investigations. 6. Quantities, Laws and Sign Conventions. 7. Changing Frames of Reference at Eleven. 8. Common Reasoning About Sound. 9. Constants and Functional Reduction. 10. Rotation and Translation: simultaneity? 11. From Electrostatics to Electrodynamics: historical and present difficulties. 12. Superposition of Electric Fields and Causality. Conclusion. Bibliography. Subject Index. Name Index
Notes Includes bibliographical references and index
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-223) and indexes
Subject Physics -- Philosophy.
Common sense.
LC no. 2001038284
ISBN 0792371402 alkaline paper
Other Titles Raisonner en physique. English