Structure and Approximation in Physical Theories
A. . Ed(S): Hartkamper
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Paperback. Editor(s): Hartkamper, A. Num Pages: 258 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PHU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 14. Weight in Grams: 515.
The present volume contains 14 contributions presented at a colloquium on "Structure and Approximation in Physical Theories" held at Osnabruck in June 1980. The articles are presented in the revised form written after the colloquium and hence also take account of the results of the discussion at the colloquium. It is a striking feature that the problem of approximation in physical theories has only recently found some attention in the philosophy of science, although the working physicist is con stantly confronted with those questions. No interesting theory of exact science exactly fits its experimental data; almost every relation between different ... Read more
The present volume contains 14 contributions presented at a colloquium on "Structure and Approximation in Physical Theories" held at Osnabruck in June 1980. The articles are presented in the revised form written after the colloquium and hence also take account of the results of the discussion at the colloquium. It is a striking feature that the problem of approximation in physical theories has only recently found some attention in the philosophy of science, although the working physicist is con stantly confronted with those questions. No interesting theory of exact science exactly fits its experimental data; almost every relation between different ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
258
Condition
New
Number of Pages
258
Place of Publication
New York, NY, United States
ISBN
9781468441116
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V9781468441116
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