The Structure of Physics
Carl F von Weizsäcker author Thomas Görnitz editor Holger Lyre editor
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Springer
Published:30th Nov '10
Should be back in stock very soon

The book is a newly arranged and revised English version of "Aufbau der Physik" by Carl Friedrich von Weizsäcker. Some original chapters and sections have been deleted, and a new chapter about further insights and results of ur-theoretic research of the late 1980’s and 1990’s has been included. Carl Friedrich von Weizsäcker combines the perspectives of science, philosophy, religion and politics with a view towards the challenges as well as the responsibilities of our time.
From the reviews:
"This book’s strength lies in the connections made between different theories like classical mechanics, thermodynamics, relativity theory, and so forth. … The book attempts to outline a program for a unified world theory similar to string theory. … A very stimulating book. Summing Up: Recommended. Graduate students through professionals." (O. Boser, CHOICE, Vol. 44 (11), July, 2007)
"Carl Friedrich von Weizsäcker is certainly one of the most distinguished German physicists and philosophers of the 20th century … . The Structure of Physics should be of value to anybody with interests in physics, its history, or its philosophy, since it contains far more than the particular focus on the ur theory … . The hard cover book is nicely edited following Springer’s high-quality standards." (Roland Carchon, Physicalia Magazine, Vol. 29 (4), 2007)
"The present book contains an overview of von Weizsäcker’s considered thoughts on a wide range of basic aspect of physics … . It will be a valuable addition to libraries since it records the mature views and perspectives of a figure who walked at the centre of the mid-century stage of physics … . The book is certainly very thought-provoking and many of its sections are well worth careful study. It is good to have this material made available to a broader readership." (Peter Bussey, Contemporary Physics, Vol. 48 (3), 2007)
ISBN: 9789048173174
Dimensions: unknown
Weight: 641g
360 pages
Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2006