Dialogues on Modern Physics
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| Author | Mendel Sachs |
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| Language | English |
| Subject | Foundations of quantum theory and relativity |
| Published | 1998 |
| Publisher | World Scientific Pub. Co. Inc. |
| Pages | 148 |
| ISBN | 9810237057 |
Dialogues on Modern Physics is a 1998 book by the American theoretical physicist Mendel Sachs, published by World Scientific.
Overview
The book presents key conceptual developments of quantum theory and relativity in a non-mathematical, dialectical form — a series of dialogues. It emphasizes the conflicting philosophical attitudes underlying these two revolutions in twentieth-century physics and their implications for fields such as cosmology, astrophysics, and high-energy physics. Sachs argues that substantial progress in twenty-first-century physics will require resolving these unreconciled conflicts, and closes with an epilogue on the philosophical advantages of the dialogue form for understanding.
About the author
Mendel Sachs (1927–2012) was an American theoretical physicist and professor at the University at Buffalo, known for his work on a unified field theory based on general relativity and for his writings on the conceptual foundations of physics, in which he defended a field-theoretic, relativistic view against the prevailing interpretation of quantum mechanics.
Publication details
- Author: Mendel Sachs
- Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Co.
- Published: 1998
- Pages: 148
- ISBN: 9810237057
Links to Purchase Book
- Dialogues on Modern Physics (Amazon)