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The comprehensible cosmos : where do the laws of physics come from? / Victor J. Stenger.
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- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Stenger, Victor J., 1935-2014.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Physics--Philosophy.
- Physics.
- Physical laws.
- Physical Description:
- 340 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Amherst, N.Y. : Prometheus Books, 2006.
- Summary:
- Stenger provides an in-depth presentation for those fascinated by how physicsexplains the universe and affects philosophy.
- Contents:
- What are the laws of physics?
- The stuff that kicks back
- Point-of-view invariance
- Gauging the laws of physics
- Forces and broken symmetries
- Playing dice
- After the bang
- Out of the void
- The comprehensible cosmos
- Models of reality.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 321-325) and index.
- ISBN:
- 1591024242
- 9781591024248
- OCLC:
- 65064732
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