Książka Reconstructing Reality Margaret Morrison

Reconstructing Reality

Models, Mathematics, and Simulations

Język: Angielski
Oprawa: Twarda
Dostępność: Dostępna u dostawcy
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Attempts to understand various aspects of the empirical world often rely on modelling processes that...

Informacje o książce

Język
Angielski
Oprawa
Książka - Twarda
Data wydania
2015
strony
344
EAN
9780199380275
ISBN
0199380279
Enbook ID
05188280
Waga
514
Wymiary
150 x 220 x 32

Pełny opis

Attempts to understand various aspects of the empirical world often rely on modelling processes that involve a reconstruction of systems under investigation. Typically the reconstruction uses mathematical frameworks like gauge theory and renormalization group methods, but more recently simulations also have become an indispensable tool for investigation. This book is a philosophical examination of techniques and assumptions related to modelling and simulation with the goal of showing how these abstract descriptions can contribute to our understanding of the physical world. Particular issues include the role of fictional models in science, how mathematical formalisms can yield physical information, and how we should approach the use of inconsistent models for specific types of systems. It also addresses the role of simulation, specifically the conditions under which simulation can be seen as a technique for measurement, replacing more traditional experimental approaches. Inherent worries about the legitimacy of simulation

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