Concepts of Mass in Contemporary Physics and Philosophy

by Max Jammer

Book Overview

The concept of mass is one of the most fundamental notions in physics, comparable in importance only to those of space and time. But in contrast to the latter, which are the subject of innumerable physical and philosophical studies, the concept of mass has been but rarely investigated. Here Max Jammer, a leading philosopher and historian of physics, provides a concise but comprehensive, coherent, and self-contained study of the concept of mass...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 069114432X
• ISBN13: 9780691144320
• Release Date: June 2009
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 1.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 9.2"