The Routledge Companion to Philosophy of Physics

Introduction I: Newtonian Mechanics 1. Newtonian Mechanics 2. Formulations of Classical Mechanics 3. Classical Spacetime Structure 4. Relationism in Classical Dynamics II: Special Relativity 5. Relativity and Space-Time Geometry 6. The Dynamical Approach to Spacetime Theories 7. Relativity and the A-Theory 8. Relativistic Constraints on Interpretations of Quantum Mechanics III: General Relativity 9. The Equivalence Principle(s) 10. The Hole Argument 11. Relativistic Spacetime Structure IV: Non-Relativistic Quantum Mechanics 12. Bell's Theorem, Quantum Probabilities, and Superdeterminism 13. Quantum Decoherence 14. The Everett Interpretation: Structure 15. The Everett Interpretation: Probability 16. Collapse Theories 17. Bohmian Mechanics V: Quantum Field Theory 18. The Quantum Theory of Fields 19. Renormalization Group Methods 20. Locality in (Axiomatic) Quantum Field Theory: A Minority Report 21. Particles in Quantum Field Theory VI: Quantum Gravity 22. The Development of Quantum Gravity: From Feelings to Phenomena 23. String Theory 24. Quantum Gravity from General Relativity 25. Spacetime "Emergence" 26. The Problem of Time VII: Statistical Mechanics and Thermodynamics 27. Equilibrium in Boltzmannian Statistical Mechanics 28. Equilibrium in Gibbsian Statistical Mechanics 29. Quantum Foundations of Statistical Mechanics and Thermodynamics 30. Entropy Asymmetry VIII: Explanation 31. Causal Explanation in Physics 32. Non-Causal Explanations in Physics 33. Mechanistic Explanation in Physics 34. The Explanatory Value of Choosing the Appropriate Scale(s) IX: Intertheoretic Relations 35. Nagelian Reduction in Physics 36. Phase Transitions 37. Universality 38. Chance and Determinism X: Symmetries 39. Symmetry and Superfluous Structure: A Metaphysical Overview 40. Symmetry and Superfluous Structure: Lessons from History and Tempered Enthusiasm 41. Permutations 42. Gauge Theories 43. Time Reversal 44. Symmetry Breaking XI: Metaphysics 45. Laws 46. Chance 47. Holism 48. Dimensionality 49. Fundamentality XII: Cosmology 50. Why Is There Something, Rather Than Nothing? 51. Time in Cosmology 52. The Fine-Tuning of the Universe for Life 53. Dark Matter and Dark Energy 54. Evidence in Astrophysics