The Concept of Probability in Statistical Physics

by Y.M. Guttmann

Book Overview

Foundational issues in statistical mechanics and the more general question of how probability is to be understood in the context of physical theories are both areas that have been neglected by philosophers of physics. This book fills an important gap in the literature by providing a most systematic study of how to interpret probabilistic assertions in the context of statistical mechanics. The book explores both subjectivist and objectivist accounts...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521042178
• ISBN13: 9780521042178
• Release Date: August 2008
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 0.91 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"