Unifying Scientific Theories: Physical Concepts and Mathematical Structures

by Margaret Morrison

Book Overview

This book is about the methods used for unifying different scientific theories under one all-embracing theory. The process has characterized much of the history of science and is prominent in contemporary physics; the search for a theory of everything involves the same attempt at unification. Margaret Morrison argues that, contrary to popular philosophical views, unification and explanation often have little to do with each other. The mechanisms that...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521652162
• ISBN13: 9780521652162
• Release Date: January 2000
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 282 Pages
• Weight: 2.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.2" x 9.4"