Wednesday, September 5, 2012

An argument for "classical physics" or an argument against "theoretical physics"


Abstract...

In this paper, it is argued that theoretical physics is more akin to an organism than to a rigid structure. It is in this sense that the epithet, “sick”, applies to it. It is argued that classical physics is a model of a healthy science, and the degree of sickness of modern physics is measured accordingly. The malady is located in the relationship between mathematics and physical meaning in physical theory. 

"Is Physics Sick? [In Praise of Clasical Physics]" by Higham B. Ghassib

Reference...




A history of classical physics: From antiquity to the quantum

by

J. D. Bernal

ISBN-10: 0760706018
ISBN-13: 978-0760706015

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