Symmetries in Physics Philosophical Reflections [Paperback]

This book brings together philosophical discussions of symmetry in physics, highlighting the main issues and controversies.This book brings together current philosophical discussions of symmetry in physics, highlighting the main issues and controversies, and providing an entry into the subject for both physicists and philosophers. It covers all the fundamental symmetries of modern physics, such as CPT and permutation symmetry, as well as discussing symmetry-breaking and general interpretational issues. For each topic, classic texts are followed by new review articles and shorter commentaries. Suitable for courses on the foundations of physics, philosophy of physics and philosophy of science. Also a valuable reference for students and researchers.This book brings together current philosophical discussions of symmetry in physics, highlighting the main issues and controversies, and providing an entry into the subject for both physicists and philosophers. It covers all the fundamental symmetries of modern physics, such as CPT and permutation symmetry, as well as discussing symmetry-breaking and general interpretational issues. For each topic, classic texts are followed by new review articles and shorter commentaries. Suitable for courses on the foundations of physics, philosophy of physics and philosophy of science. Also a valuable reference for students and researchers.Highlighting main issues and controversies, this book brings together current philosophical discussions of symmetry in physics to provide an introduction to the subject for physicists and philosophers. The contributors cover all the fundamental symmetries of modern physics, such as CPT and permutation symmetry, as well as discussing symmetry-breaking and general interpretational issues. Classic texts are followed by new review articles and shorter commentaries for each topic. Suitable for courses on the foundations of physics, philosophy of physics and philosophy of science, the volume is a valuable refl3/