书目名称 | The Legacy of Tatjana Afanassjewa |
副标题 | Philosophical Insigh |
编辑 | Jos Uffink,Giovanni Valente,Lena Zuchowski |
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概述 | Highlights the philosophical consequences of Afanassjewa’s work in physics and mathematics.Discusses historical aspects of Afanassjewa’s work regarding the foundations of physics.Features English tran |
丛书名称 | Women in the History of Philosophy and Sciences |
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描述 | .This book presents a collection of essays that explore the life and works of Tatjana Afanassjewa (1876–1964), a Russian–Dutch physicist–mathematician. Readers will discover a scientist whose work on the foundations of thermodynamics significantly influenced the field itself as well as the philosophy of physics. This book highlights the philosophical consequences of her work in physics and mathematics and discusses historical aspects of her writings on the foundations of physics. In addition, it features English translations and critical reviews of key selections from her texts..First and foremost, the book highlights the numerous contributions that Afanassjewa made to the field. In particular, the authors examine her work on the foundations of thermodynamics and statistical physics, starting in the 1920s and extending to 1956, well after the untimely death of her husband in 1933. They also explore her almost entirely forgotten work on the didactics of mathematics. In addition,they discuss her influential collaboration with her husband, the Austrian physicist Paul Ehrenfest (1880–1933)..The portrait that emerges is that of a highly original physicist and mathematician, whose legacy |
出版日期 | Book 2021 |
关键词 | Foundations of Physics; Pedagogy of Mathematics; History of Science; Irreversibility; Tatjana Afanassjew |
版次 | 1 |
doi | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-47971-8 |
isbn_softcover | 978-3-030-47973-2 |
isbn_ebook | 978-3-030-47971-8Series ISSN 2523-8760 Series E-ISSN 2523-8779 |
issn_series | 2523-8760 |
copyright | Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2021 |