- Description
- 1 online resource (112 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).
- Summary
- This Element provides an entry point for philosophical engagement with quantization and the classical limit. It introduces the mathematical tools of C*-algebras as they are used to compare classical and quantum physics. It then employs those tools to investigate philosophical issues surrounding theory change in physics. It discusses examples in which quantization bears on the topics of reduction, structural continuity, analogical reasoning, and theory construction. In doing so, it demonstrates that the precise mathematical tools of algebraic quantum theory can aid philosophers of science and philosophers of physics.
- Series Statement
- Cambridge elements. Elements in the philosophy of physics, 2632-413X
- Uniform Title
- Classical-quantum correspondence (Online)
- Cambridge elements. Elements in the philosophy of physics
- Alternative Title
- Classical-quantum correspondence (Online)
- Subject
- Note
- Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 16 Dec 2022).
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- Access restricted to authorized users.
- OCLC
- ssj0002828959
- Author
Feintzeig, Benjamin H.
- Title
The classical-quantum correspondence [electronic resource] / Benjamin H. Feintzeig.
- Imprint
Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2022.
- Series
Cambridge elements. Elements in the philosophy of physics, 2632-413X
Cambridge elements. Elements in the philosophy of physics, 2632-413X.
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Print version: 9781009044318