Автор: Hugh G. Gauch Jr Название: Scientific Method in Practice ISBN: 0521017084 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780521017084 Издательство: Cambridge Academ Рейтинг: Цена: 9029.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: This textbook will enable scientists to be better scientists by offering them a deeper understanding of the scientific method.
Описание: Based on lectures given at the TASI summer school of 2010, this book provides advanced graduate students, postdoctorates and senior researchers with a survey of important topics in particle physics and string theory, with emphasis on applications of methods from string theory and quantum gravity in condensed matter physics and QCD.
A broad theory of research methodology for psychology and the behavioral sciences that offers a coherent treatment of a range of behavioral research methods.
This book considers scientific method in the behavioral sciences, with particular reference to psychology. Psychologists learn about research methods and use them to conduct their research, but their training teaches them little about the nature of scientific method itself. In Investigating the Psychological World, Brian Haig fills this gap. Drawing on behavioral science methodology, the philosophy of science, and statistical theory, Haig constructs a broad theory of scientific method that has particular relevance for the behavioral sciences. He terms this account of method the abductive theory of method (ATOM) in recognition of the importance it assigns to explanatory reasoning. ATOM offers the framework for a coherent treatment of a range of quantitative and qualitative behavioral research methods, giving equal treatment to data-analytic methods and methods of theory construction.
Haig draws on the new experimentalism in the philosophy of science to reconstruct the process of phenomena detection as it applies to psychology; he considers the logic and purpose of exploratory factor analysis; he discusses analogical modeling as a means of theory development; and he recommends the use of inference to the best explanation for evaluating theories in psychology. Finally, he outlines the nature of research problems, discusses the nature of the abductive method, and describes applications of the method to grounded theory method and clinical reasoning. The book will be of interest not only to philosophers of science but also to psychological researchers who want to deepen their conceptual understanding of research methods and methodological concerns.
Автор: Liu Chuang Название: Substance And Method: Studies In Philosophy Of Science ISBN: 981463218X ISBN-13(EAN): 9789814632188 Издательство: World Scientific Publishing Рейтинг: Цена: 27720.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
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The book contains in-depth discussions in a rigorous manner of a host of interconnected issues and problems concerning the foundations of science. Some issues concern the substance of scientific subjects, such as the nature of spacetime and the problems in quantum mechanics, while other issues concern the methodology of science, such as the nature of theorization, idealization, as well as modeling. These discussions aim at clarifying the issues and problems, reviewing the proposed views and solutions, mapping out their logical spaces, and arguing for preferred views or solutions.
Описание: Explains how group theory underpins some of the key features of particle physics. This book examines symmetries and conservation laws in quantum mechanics and relate these to groups of transformations.
Описание: What is meant by scientific evidence, and how can a definition of this concept be applied in the sciences to determine whether observed facts constitute evidence that a given theory is true? In this book, Peter Achinstein proposes and defends several objective concepts of evidence. He then explores the question of whether a scientific method, such as that represented in the four Rules for the Study of Natural Philosophy that Isaac Newton invoked in proving his law of gravity, can be employed in demonstrating how the proposed definitions of evidence are to be applied to real scientific cases. In answering this question, he offers a new interpretation of Newton's controversial rules. Contrary to what many methodologists assume, whether the rules, so interpreted, can be used to determine whether observed phenomena provide evidence for a theory is an empirical question, not an a priori one. Finally, in order to deal with numerous cases in which evidence is insufficient to establish a theory, or where no theory is even available, Achinstein describes and defends three scientific methods proposed by the 19th century theoretical physicist James Clerk Maxwell, in the course of developing his electrical and molecular theories.
Автор: Fritzsch Harald Название: Quantum Field Theory ISBN: 9813141727 ISBN-13(EAN): 9789813141728 Издательство: World Scientific Publishing Рейтинг: Цена: 8870.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
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The matter in our universe is composed of electrons and quarks. The dynamics of electrons and quarks is described by the Standard Model of particle physics, which is based on quantum field theories. The general framework of quantum field theories is described in this book. After the classical mechanics and the relativistic mechanics the details of classical scalar fields, of electrodynamics and of quantum mechanics are discussed. Then the quantization of scalar fields, of spinor fields and of vector fields is described.
The basic interactions are described by gauge theories. These theories are discussed in detail, in particular the gauge theories of quantum electrodynamics (QED) and of quantum chromodynamics (QCD), based on the gauge group SU(3). In both theories the gauge bosons, the photon and the gluons, have no mass. The gauge theory of the electroweak interactions, based on the gauge group SU(2) x U(1), describes both the electromagnetic and the weak interactions. The weak force is generated by the exchange of the weak bosons. They have a large mass, and one believes that these masses are generated by a spontaneous breaking of the gauge symmetry.
It might be that the strong and the electroweak interactions are unified at very high energies ("Grand Unification"). The gauge groups SU(3) and SU(2) x U(1) must be subgroups of a big gauge group, describing the Grand Unification. Two such theories are discussed, based on the gauge groups SU(5) and SO(10).
Автор: Acharya Bobby, Kane Gordon L., Kumar Piyush Название: Perspectives on String Phenomenology ISBN: 9814641936 ISBN-13(EAN): 9789814641937 Издательство: World Scientific Publishing Рейтинг: Цена: 7286.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: The Remarkable Recent Discovery Of The Higgs Boson At The Cern Large Hadron Collider Completed The Standard Model Of Particle Physics And Has Paved The Way For Understanding The Physics Which May Lie Beyond It. String/M Theory Has Emerged As A Broad Framework For Describing A Plethora Of Diverse Physical Systems, Which Includes Condensed Matter Systems, Gravitational Systems As Well As Elementary Particle Physics Interactions. If String/M Theory Is To Be Considered As A Candidate Theory Of Nature, It Must Contain An Effectively Four-Dimensional Universe Among Its Solutions That Is Indistinguishable From Our Own. In These Solutions, The Extra Dimensions Of String/M Theory Are “Compactified” On Tiny Scales Which Are Often Comparable To The Planck Length. String Phenomenology Is The Branch Of String/M Theory That Studies Such Solutions, Relates Their Properties To Data, And Aims To Answer Many Of The Outstanding Questions Of Particle Physics Beyond The Standard Model.This Book Contains Perspectives On String Phenomenology From Some Of The Leading Experts In The Field. Contributions Will Range From Pedagogical General Overviews And Perspectives To More Technical Reviews. We Hope That The Reader Will Get A Sense Of The Significant Progress That Has Been Made In The Field In Recent Years (E.G. In The Topic Of Moduli Stabilization) As Well As The Topics Currently Being Researched, Outstanding Problems And Some Perspectives For The Future.
Автор: L?na Soler; H. Sankey; Paul Hoyningen-Huene Название: Rethinking Scientific Change and Theory Comparison: ISBN: 9400786875 ISBN-13(EAN): 9789400786875 Издательство: Springer Рейтинг: Цена: 38992.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: This volume presents a collection of essays devoted to the analysis of scientific change and stability. The book constitutes fully revised versions of papers that were originally presented at an international colloquium held at the University of Nancy, France, in June 2004.
Описание: The remarkable recent discovery of the Higgs boson at the CERN Large Hadron Collider completed the Standard Model of particle physics and has paved the way for understanding the physics which may lie beyond it.
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