{"product_id":"symmetries-in-physics-philosophical-reflections-hardback-9780521821377","title":"Symmetries in Physics; Philosophical Reflections (Hardback) 9780521821377","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eSymmetries in Physics\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003ePhilosophical Reflections\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis book brings together philosophical discussions of symmetry in physics, highlighting the main issues and controversies.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eKatherine Brading (Edited by), Elena Castellani (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521821377, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 4 December 2003\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e458 pages\u003cbr\u003e24.4 x 17 x 2.5 cm, 0.93 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eReview of the hardback: 'I can warmly recommend this excellent collection for which the editors have assembled an impressive all-star crew of contributors. Congratulations for a job well done!' Studies in History and Philosophy of Modern Physics\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSymmetry considerations dominate modern fundamental physics, both in quantum theory and in relativity. This book presents a collection of philosophy-on-physics papers, highlighting the main issues and controversies, and providing an entry into the subject for both physicists and philosophers. It covers topical issues such as the significance of gauge symmetry, particle identity in quantum theory, how to make sense of parity violation, the role of symmetry-breaking, the empirical status of symmetry principles, and so forth, along with more traditional problems in the philosophy of science. These include the status of the laws of nature, the relationships between mathematics, physical theory, and the world, and the extent to which mathematics dictates physics. A valuable reference for students and researchers, it will also be of interest to those studying the foundations of physics, philosophy of physics and philosophy of science.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e Copyright acknowledgements\u003cbr\u003e List of contributors\u003cbr\u003e 1. Introduction\u003cbr\u003e Part I. Continuous Symmetries: 2. Classic texts: extracts from Weyl and Wigner\u003cbr\u003e 3. Review paper: On the significance of continuous symmetry to the foundations of physics C. Martin\u003cbr\u003e 4. The philosophical roots of the gauge principle: Weyl and transcendental phenomenological idealism T. Ryckman\u003cbr\u003e 5. Symmetries and Noether's theorems K. A. Brading and H. R. Brown\u003cbr\u003e 6. General covariance, gauge theories, and the Kretschmann objection J. Norton\u003cbr\u003e 7. The interpretation of gauge symmetry M. Redhead\u003cbr\u003e 8. Tracking down gauge: an ode to the constrained Hamiltonian formalism J. Earman\u003cbr\u003e 9. Time-dependent symmetries: the link between gauge symmetries and indeterminism D. Wallace\u003cbr\u003e 10. A fourth way to the Aharanov-Bohm effect A. Nounou\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Discrete Symmetries: 11. Classic texts: extracts from Lebniz, Kant and Black\u003cbr\u003e 12. Review paper: Understanding permutation symmetry S. French and D. Rickles\u003cbr\u003e 13. Quarticles and the identity of discernibles N. Hugget\u003cbr\u003e 14. Review paper: Handedness, parity violation, and the reality of space O. Pooley\u003cbr\u003e 15. Mirror symmetry: what is it for a relational space to be orientable? N. Huggett\u003cbr\u003e 16. Physics and Leibniz's principles S. Saunders\u003cbr\u003e Part III. Symmetry Breaking: 17: Classic texts: extracts from Curie and Weyl\u003cbr\u003e 18. Extract from G. Jona-Lasinio: Cross-fertilization in theoretical physics: the case of condensed matter and particle physics G. Jona-Lasinio\u003cbr\u003e 19. Review paper: On the meaning of symmetry breaking E. Castellani\u003cbr\u003e 20. Rough guide to spontaneous symmetry breaking J. Earman\u003cbr\u003e 21. Spontaneous symmetry breaking: theoretical arguments and philosophical problems M. Morrison\u003cbr\u003e Part IV. General Interpretative Issues: 22. Classic texts: extracts from Wigner\u003cbr\u003e 23. Symmetry as a guide to superfluous theoretical structure J. Ismael and B. van Fraassen\u003cbr\u003e 24. Notes on symmetries G. Belot\u003cbr\u003e 25. Symmetry, objectivity, and design P. Kosso\u003cbr\u003e 26. Symmetry and equivalence E. 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