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Title

A theory of physical probability / Richard Johns.

Author

Johns, Richard, 1968-

Publication

Toronto : University of Toronto Press, [2002], ©2002.

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Description

vi, 259 pages : illustrations; 24 cm.

Series Statement

Toronto studies in philosophy

Uniform Title

Toronto studies in philosophy.

Subjects

• Hasard
• Causation
• Chance
• Causalité

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. 245-251) and index.

Contents

• 1. Introduction. 1.1. Motivation for the Causal Theory of Chance. 1.2. Problems for the Causal Theory. 1.3. Advantages of the Causal Theory. 1.4. Overview of the Book -- 2. Logic and Probability. 2.1. The Objections to Logical Probability. 2.2. The Nature of Logical Probability. 2.3. Measuring Degrees of Belief. 2.4. The Axioms of Probability. 2.5. Relative Probabilities. 2.6. Interval Probabilities. 2.7. The Symmetry Axiom -- 3. Causation and Determination. 3.1. Causation. 3.2. Determination. 3.3. How Are Causation and Determination Related? -- 4. Physical Chance. 4.1. The Definition of Chance. 4.2. Chance Is Relativized to a System. 4.3. Lewis's Objections. 4.4. A Proof of Miller's Principle. 4.5. The Objections of Howson and Urbach. 4.6. Chance and Relative Frequency. 4.7. Frequency Theories of Probability. 4.8. Conditional Chances -- 5. Classical Stochastic Mechanics. 5.1. What Is CSM Good for? 5.2. The Law Function.
• 5.3. Relevance and Correlation. 5.4. Chance in a Composite System. 5.5. Sub-histories, States, and Markov Systems. 5.6. Boundary Conditions and Time. 5.7. The Arrow of Time -- 6. Correlation. 6.1. Classical and Quantum Correlation. 6.2. Reactions to EPR. 6.3. Beyond Postulate CSM3 -- 7. The State Vector. 7.1. The Problem. 7.2. Large and Small Systems. 7.3. Chance for Small Systems. 7.4. Summary -- 8. Conclusion.

ISBN

0802036031 (bound) :

OCLC

• ocm48493962
• SCSB-4310110

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Columbia University Libraries