ISSN:
1573-8795
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Mathematics
Notes:
Abstract In 1968 we have described a new point of view on the character and the mathematical structure of the fundamental physical laws and the basic physical quantities and concepts, which we have called the “theory of physical structures.” In this paper we give a concise presentation of the fundamental ideas of the theory and of its applications to geometry, mechanics, thermodynamics, and electrodynamics. We prove how from the principle of “phenomenological symmetry” one obtains in a natural manner such concepts as mass, force, resistance, etc. and also the laws of Euclidean geometry, Newton's second law of mechanics, Ohm's law, the basic equations of thermodynamics, and a series of other laws of fundamental physics.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF01103723
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