Causation in Physics

This Element, Causation in Physics, demonstrates the importance of causation in the physical world.

Christopher Gregory Weaver (Author)

9781009507622, Cambridge University Press

Hardback, published 27 February 2025

94 pages
23.5 x 15.8 x 1 cm, 0.28 kg

Causation in Physics demonstrates the importance of causation in the physical world. It details why causal mastery of natural phenomena is an important part of the effective strategies of experimental physicists. It develops three novel arguments for the viewpoint that causation is indispensable to the ontology of some of our best physical theories. All three arguments make much of the successes of experimental physics. This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.

1. An introduction to a debate
2. Causation in experimental physics: the argument from perception
3. Causation and the photoelectric effect
List of Abbreviations
References.

Subject Areas: Philosophy [HP]