Scientific uncertainty and information / by Leon Brillouin.
Editor: New York : Academic Press, 1964Descripción: xiv, 164 p. : il. ; 24 cmOtra clasificación: 01.60 (94.20)Capítulos: I. Thermodynamics, statistics, and informationII. The importance of scientific lawsIII. Mathematical theorems and physical theoriesIV. Imagination and invention in a theoryV. The opinions of Planck, Bohr, and SchrödingerVI. The arrow of timeVII. Causality and determinism; empirical limitationsVIII. Weaknesses and limitations of mechanicsIX. Poincaré and the shortcomings of the Hamilton-Jacobi method for classical or quantized mechanicsX. Examples of uncertainty in classical mechanics.
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Incluye referencias bibliográficas en cada capítulo, y una lista de libros publicados por L. Brillouin.
Capítulos: I. Thermodynamics, statistics, and information -- II. The importance of scientific laws -- III. Mathematical theorems and physical theories -- IV. Imagination and invention in a theory -- V. The opinions of Planck, Bohr, and Schrödinger -- VI. The arrow of time -- VII. Causality and determinism; empirical limitations -- VIII. Weaknesses and limitations of mechanics -- IX. Poincaré and the shortcomings of the Hamilton-Jacobi method for classical or quantized mechanics -- X. Examples of uncertainty in classical mechanics.
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