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Causality and Chance in Modern Physics

T. W. B. Kibble

David Bohm 1984 Henley on Thames: Routledge and Kegan Paul xv + 170 pp price £3.95 ISBN 0 7102 0031 5 This is not a new book, nor even in any real sense a new edition. It is a reprint of a book published 25 years ago with a new preface summarising, very briefly, some of the developments during that period.

Physics BulletinOct 1, 198431 citations

Aspects of Quantum Theory

David L Hurd

A Salam and E P Wigner (eds) Cambridge University Press 1972 pp xvi + 268 price £7·10 This splendid volume consists of articles brought together in commemorative tribute to P A M Dirac on the occasion of his 70th birthday. The very list of contributors makes imposing reading, and such distinguished authorship does much to explain the attraction of the book.

Physics BulletinJun 1, 197361 citations

Niels Bohr – A Centenary Volume

R Schofield

A P French and P J Kennedy (eds) 1985 London: Harvard University Press 403 pp price £16.50 ISBN 0 674 62415 7 It should be said at the outset that this is a remarkable book – all that one could hope for in celebration of such an important occasion. Not only is it edited with great originality and flair but it has been splendidly produced.

Physics BulletinJun 1, 198689 citations

Quantum Implications

Basil J. Hiley, F. David Peat

David Bohm is one of the foremost scientific thinkers of today and one of the most distinguished scientists of his generation. His challenge to the conventional understanding of quantum theory has led scientists to reexamine what it is they are going and his ideas have been an inspiration across a wide range of disciplines. Quantum Implications is a collection of original contributions by many of the world' s leading scholars and is dedicated to David Bohm, his work and the issues raised by his ideas. The contributors range across physics, philosophy, biology, art, psychology, and include some of the most distinguished scientists of the day. There is an excellent introduction by the editors, putting Bohm's work in context and setting right some of the misconceptions that have persisted about the work of David BohmDavid Bohm is one of the foremost scientific thinkers of today and one of the most distinguished scientists of his generation. His challenge to the conventional understanding of quantum theory has led scientists to reexamine what it is they are going and his ideas have been an inspiration across a wide range of disciplines. Quantum Implications is a collection of original contributions by many of the world' s leading scholars and is dedicated to David Bohm, his work and the issues raised by his ideas. The contributors range across physics, philosophy, biology, art, psychology, and include some of the most distinguished scientists of the day. There is an excellent introduction by the editors, putting Bohm's work in context and setting right some of the misconceptions that have persisted about the work of David Bohm

Routledge eBooksJun 25, 201230 citations

Irreversibility, stochasticity and non-locality in classical dynamics: Ilya Prigogine and Yves Elskens

Basil J. Hiley, F. David Peat

It is a privilege to contribute to this volume honouring David Bohm. There is no need to enumerate his basic contributions to modern theoretical physics; these are well known to the scientific community. What IS however unique about David Bohm is his deep involvement in epistemological problems. In this perspective, there is probably no single concept more fundamental than time in its connection with cosmology. As Karl Popper beautifully writes 1: 'There is at least one philosophic problem in which all thinking men are interested. It is the problem of cosmology: the problem of understanding the world - including ourselves, and our knowledge, as part of the world.'It is a privilege to contribute to this volume honouring David Bohm. There is no need to enumerate his basic contributions to modern theoretical physics; these are well known to the scientific community. What IS however unique about David Bohm is his deep involvement in epistemological problems. In this perspective, there is probably no single concept more fundamental than time in its connection with cosmology. As Karl Popper beautifully writes 1: 'There is at least one philosophic problem in which all thinking men are interested. It is the problem of cosmology: the problem of understanding the world - including ourselves, and our knowledge, as part of the world.'

Routledge eBooksJun 25, 20120 citations

Essays 1958–1962 on Atomic Physics and Human Knowledge

F. I. G. RAWLINS

By Niels Bohr London: John Wiley & Sons Ltd. 1964 . Pp. x + 100. Price 30s. In an ideal (academic) world, honours students in their final year would be expected to regard the reading of this slight book as a 'must'. But if slight in bulk it is weighty in significance, as one would expect it to be, almost the last will and testament of a master mind.

Physics BulletinMay 1, 196451 citations

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