On the Concept of Law in Physics
History and Philosophy of Physics
2014-06-09 v1 General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
Abstract
I discuss the main features of the concept of law in physics. Fundamental laws from Newtonian mechanics to general relativity are reviewed. I end with an outlook on the new form of laws in the emerging theory of quantum gravity.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1301.5110,
title = {On the Concept of Law in Physics},
author = {Claus Kiefer},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1301.5110},
year = {2014}
}
Comments
10 pages, to appear in the Proceedings of the conference "The concept of law in science", Heidelberg, 4-5 June 2012