Theoretical Physics: A Primer for Philosophers of Science

Principia: An International Journal of Epistemology 13 (2):195-232 (2009)
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We give a overview of the main areas in theoretical physics, with emphasis on their relation to Lagrangian formalism in classical mechanics. This review covers classical mechanics; the road from classical mechanics to Schrodinger's quantum mechanics; electromagnetism, special and general relativity, and (very briefly) gauge field theory and the Higgs mechanism. We shun mathematical rigor in favor of a straightforward presentation

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10.5007/1808-1711.2009v13n2p195

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