Abstract
I intend to explain a method of formalizing the language of a given physical theory. The essential part of this method consists in introducing descriptive predicates uniquely related to mathematical entities and hence using the mathematical formalism of the given theory to establish the logical syntax of the formalized language.
Revised reprint from Journal of Unified Science, (Erkenntnis) 7 (1938) 147–53.
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.
Access this chapter
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Purchases are for personal use only
Preview
Unable to display preview. Download preview PDF.
Notes
M. Strauss, ‘Zur Begründung der statistischen Transformationstheorie der Quanten- physik’, Sitzungsberichte der Berliner Akademie der Wissenschaften, phys.-math. Kl. 27 (1936) 382–98.
M. Strauss, ‘Komplementarität und Kausalität im Lichte der Logischen Syntax’, Erkenntnis 6 (1937) 335–9.
G. Birkhoff and J. v. Neumann, ‘The Logic of Quantum Mechanics’, Annals of Mathematics 37 (1936) 823–43.
H. Reichenbach,Wahrscheinlichkeitslehre, Leiden 1935, p. 118.
Rights and permissions
Copyright information
© 1972 D. Reidel Publishing Company, Dordrecht, Holland
About this chapter
Cite this chapter
Strauss, M. (1972). Mathematics as Logical Syntax — A Method to Formalize the Language of a Physical Theory. In: Modern Physics and its Philosophy. Synthese Library, vol 43. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-010-2893-6_6
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-010-2893-6_6
Publisher Name: Springer, Dordrecht
Print ISBN: 978-94-010-2895-0
Online ISBN: 978-94-010-2893-6
eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive