From Data to Quanta

Niels Bohr's Vision of Physics

From Data to Quanta
Slobodan Perovic
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Hardback
h229 x 152mm - 240pg
6 Oct 2021 US
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9780226798332
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The first comprehensive philosophical and historical account of the experimental foundations of Niels Bohr' s practice of physics. Niels Bohr was a central figure in quantum physics, well known for his work on atomic structure and his contributions to the Copenhagen interpretation of quantum mechanics. In this book, philosopher of science Slobodan Perovi? explores the way Bohr practiced and understood physics and analyzes its implications for our understanding of modern science. Perovi? develops a novel approach to Bohr' s understanding of physics and his method of inquiry, presenting an exploratory symbiosis of historical and philosophical analysis that uncovers the key aspects of Bohr' s philosophical vision of physics within a given historical context. To better understand the methods that produced Bohr' s breakthrough results in quantum phenomena, Perovi? clarifies the nature of Bohr' s engagement with the experimental side of physics and lays out the basic distinctions and concepts that characterize his approach. Rich and insightful, Perovi? ' s take on the early history of quantum mechanics and its methodological ramifications sheds vital new light on one of the key figures of modern physics.
"Perovic offers a novel and refreshingly unorthodox interpretation of Bohr' s seminal contributions to quantum physics and their philosophical implications. Adopting a method of historically sensitive analysis, he argues convincingly that the great Dane came to his overarching hypotheses, including the complementarity principle, by inductive reasoning inherently based on experiments. He skillfully defends Bohr against the charges that his epistemological and methodological views were amateurish armchair philosophy. Perovic' s book on Bohr' s vision is recommendable from a scientific, historical, and philosophical perspective. "--Helge Kragh, Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen
Slobodan Perovic is professor of the history and philosophy of science at the University of Belgrade. His work has been featured in the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, Studies in History and Philosophy of Modern Physics, Foundations of Science, and Synthese, among others.
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ISBN-13: 9780226798332
Published: 6 Oct 2021
Published In: United States
Imprint: University of Chicago Press
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Format: Hardback
Height: 229mm
Width: 152mm
Pages: 240

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