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Philosophical Problems of Elementary Particle Physics – Kuznetsov, Omel’Yanovskii (Eds.)

In this post, we will see a volume Philosophical problems of elementary particle physics – edited by I. V. Kuznetsov and M. E. Omel’Yanovskii. About the book The study of microprocesses has brought to light previously unknown features of physical … Continue reading

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Einstein and the philosophical problems of 20th-century physics

In this post, we will see the book Einstein and the philosophical problems of 20th-century physics. Many interesting articles are present in the book which would interest a physicist as well as students of history and philosophy of science. About the book: … Continue reading

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Relativity and Man – V. Smilga

Our task is to comprehend the purely physical essence of the theory, without going into problems which cannot be explained here with sufficient clarity. After seeing three books (RTG and STG) on General Relativity (GR) and one Special Theory of … Continue reading

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Special Theory of Relativity – Ugarov

After the two books on General Relativity (GR) viz. STG and RTG, we come to a great textbook on Special Theory of Relativity (STR). This one is by V. A. Ugarov titled Special Theory of Relativity. This book is a … Continue reading

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