The Character of Physical Law

MIT Press (1965)
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The law of gravitation, an example of physical law The relation of mathematics to physics The great conservation principles Symmetry in physical law The distinction of past and future Probability and uncertainty: the quantum mechanical view of nature Seeking new laws.

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1967, 2017

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0262533413   9780262560030   0140175059   9780140175059   0679601279   9780679601272   0262560038   9780262533416

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10.1086/288144
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