The Physics of Scales

Björn M. Schäfer1, Matthias Bartelmann2
1Zentrum für Astronomie
2Institut für Theoretische Physik
Universität Heidelberg
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Contents

Abstract
Lagrangian classical mechanics
The Speed of Light and the Lorentz Transform
Electrodynamics, Gauge Theories, and Scales
Quantum Mechanics I
Quantum Mechanics II
The gravitational field of a point mass
Hydrostatics and stability of self-gravitating systems
Thermodynamics
Statistical Mechanics
Renormalisation
The Planck scales