Some mathematical physics for philosophers
By: Michael Heller
Series: [The STOQ project research series -- 1]; STOQ Project research series -- 1
Publisher: Pontifical Council for Culture
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Vatican City
Language: eng
Number of pages: 128
ISBN-13: 9788820977245
Subjects: Mathematical physics; Philosophy
Notes: With a foreword by Marc LeClerc and Gennaro Auletta, and a presentation by Cardinal Paul Poupard.
Table of contents: title: The world of structure; title: Part One : Mathematics of relativity; title: The manifold model of space-time; title: Metric model of space-time; title: Geometry of special relativity; title: Lorentz frame bundle; title: The Newtownian limit; title: Elements of generla relativity; title: Elements of Friedman-Lemaître cosmology; title: From Aristotle to Einstein; title: Part Two : Mathematics of quanta; title: Quantum states and Hilbert spaces; title: Observables and measurement; title: Quantum dynamics; title: Quantum logic; title: Algebraic formulation of quantum mechanics.