This book is concerned with two tightly knit topics — those of
mathematics and astronomy. Its focus is primarily concerned with
planetary astronomy, and specifically the history of accounting for
the spacing of planetary orbits. The story begins with the ancient
Greek philosophers and continues to the modern era and the new data
being gleaned from the study of exoplanetary systems. Throughout
the text, the manner in which mathematical theory has been used to
decipher, and impose order upon the solar system, will be examined.
Attention and discussion will be directed towards the so-called
Titius-Bode rule, a long-standing ordering principle, that in fact
it has no physical underpinning or explanation.The story presented
will look at how humanity has learned about the workings of the
solar system, and it will look at the philosophical problems that
arise when mathematical exposition leads observation. Furthermore,
the fundamental role of mathematics in the development of physical
theory is examined, and it is argued that there are some gaps in
our knowledge of the solar system (and the universe) that
mathematics and physical theory will never successfully bridge. The
text will present material at the informed-amateur scientist,
university undergraduate student level.
General
Imprint: |
World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd
|
Country of origin: |
Singapore |
Release date: |
September 2023 |
Authors: |
Martin Beech
|
Pages: |
400 |
ISBN-13: |
978-981-12-7397-1 |
Categories: |
Books
|
LSN: |
981-12-7397-9 |
Barcode: |
9789811273971 |
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