Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface and acknowledgements
- 1 Introduction
- Case Study I The origins of Newton's laws of motion and of gravity
- Case Study II Maxwell's equations
- Case Study III Mechanics and dynamics – linear and non-linear
- Case Study IV Thermodynamics and statistical physics
- Case Study V The origins of the concept of quanta
- Case Study VI Special relativity
- Case Study VII General relativity and cosmology
- Index
Contents
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 June 2012
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface and acknowledgements
- 1 Introduction
- Case Study I The origins of Newton's laws of motion and of gravity
- Case Study II Maxwell's equations
- Case Study III Mechanics and dynamics – linear and non-linear
- Case Study IV Thermodynamics and statistical physics
- Case Study V The origins of the concept of quanta
- Case Study VI Special relativity
- Case Study VII General relativity and cosmology
- Index
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- Theoretical Concepts in PhysicsAn Alternative View of Theoretical Reasoning in Physics, pp. vii - xivPublisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2003