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Particles and waves.

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Achinstein, Peter, author.
Series:
Oxford scholarship online.
Oxford scholarship online
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Science--Philosophy--History.
Science.
Physics--Methodology--History.
Physics.
Wave-particle duality--History.
Wave-particle duality.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (344 p. ) halftones, line drawings
Place of Publication:
Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2023.
Language Note:
English
Summary:
A collection of essays by the scientific philosopher Peter Achinstein, representing the culmination of his examination of methodological issues arising from 19th century physics. He focuses on philosophical problems surrounding the postulation of unobservable entities such as light waves.
Notes:
Previously issued in print: 1991.
Derived record based on print version record and publisher information.
ISBN:
0-19-773120-1
0-19-802300-6
1-280-52549-5
9786610525492
0-19-534505-3
OCLC:
960165897

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