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Probabilities in Physics - Beisbart, Claus (Editor), and Hartmann, Stephan (Editor)
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Many results of modern physics--those of quantum mechanics, for instance--come in a probabilistic guise. But what do probabilistic statements in physics mean? Are probabilities matters of objective fact and part of the furniture of the world, as objectivists think? Or do they only express ignorance or belief, as Bayesians suggest? And how are probabilistic hypotheses justified and supported by empirical evidence? Finally, what does the probabilistic nature of physics imply for our understanding of the world? This volume is ...

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Probabilities in Physics 2011, Oxford University Press, Oxford

ISBN-13: 9780199577439

Hardcover