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040			_aUkCbUP _beng _erda _cUkCbUP
050	0	0	_aQC794.6.G7 _bC36 2019
082	0	0	_a530.1409/04 _223
100	1		_aCao, Tian Yu, _d1941- _eauthor.
245	1	0	_aConceptual developments of 20th century field theories / _cTian Yu Cao.
250			_aSecond edition.
264		1	_aCambridge : _bCambridge University Press, _c2019.
300			_a1 online resource (xix, 440 pages) : _bdigital, PDF file(s).
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
500			_aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 11 Oct 2019).
505	0		_aThe rise of classical field theory -- Einstein's route to the gravitational field -- The general theory of relativity (GTR) -- The geometrical programme (GP) -- The rise of quantum theory -- The formation of the conceptual foundations of quantum field theory -- The quantum field programme (QFP) -- The route to gauge fields -- The formation of the conceptual foundations of gauge field theories -- The gauge field programme (GFP) -- Ontological synthesis and scientific realism.
520			_aThis new edition of Conceptual Developments of 20th Century Field Theories explores the conceptual foundations and historical roots of fundamental field theories. It also uncovers the underlying issues, logic and dynamics in fundamental physics. In response to new advances in the field over the past twenty years, the sections on gauge theory and quantum field theory have been thoroughly revised and elaborated. The chapter on ontological synthesis and scientific realism has also been reconsidered, now suggesting a new approach that goes beyond structuralism and historicism. Providing an integrated picture of the physical world, it is a valuable resource for theoretical physicists and philosophers of science with an interest in the development of twentieth century mathematical physics. It also provides professional historians and sociologists of science with a basis for further historical, cultural and sociological analysis of the theories discussed.
650		0	_aUnified field theories.
776	0	8	_iPrint version: _z9781108476072
856	4	0	_uhttps://doi.org/10.1017/9781108566926
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