Constitutions of Matter: Mathematically Modeling the Most Everyday of Physical Phenomena

by Martin H. Krieger

Book Overview

In this insightful work, Martin H. Krieger shows what physicists are really doing when they employ mathematical models as research tools. He argues that the technical details of these complex calculations serve not only as a means to an end, but also reveal key aspects of the physical properties they model.

Krieger's lucid discussions will help readers to appreciate the larger physical issues behind the mathematical detail of modern physics...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0226453049
• ISBN13: 9780226453040
• Release Date: January 1997
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 366 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.3" x 9.3"