The reduction of physical theories . Part 1 Foundations and elementary theory : a contribution to the unity of physics / / Erhard Scheibe ; translated by Brigitte Falkenburg and Gregg Jaeger
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| Autore: |
Scheibe Erhard
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| Titolo: |
The reduction of physical theories . Part 1 Foundations and elementary theory : a contribution to the unity of physics / / Erhard Scheibe ; translated by Brigitte Falkenburg and Gregg Jaeger
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| Pubblicazione: | Berlin, Germany : , : Springer, , [2022] |
| ©2022 | |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (253 pages) |
| Disciplina: | 530.01 |
| Soggetto topico: | Physics - Philosophy |
| Thermodynamics | |
| Physics | |
| Persona (resp. second.): | FalkenburgBrigitte |
| JaegerGregg | |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Intro -- Translators' Preface -- Preface -- Introduction -- References -- Contents -- 1 The Problem -- 1.1 The Physicists' Conception of Progress -- 1.2 The Legacy of the Philosophers -- 1.3 The Program -- References -- 2 Physical Theories -- 2.1 Analysis of an Example -- 2.2 Logical and Set-Theoretical Background -- 2.3 Physical Theories -- 2.4 Concepts of a Theory -- References -- 3 Corroboration and Empirical Progress -- 3.1 Hypothetico-Deductive Corroboration -- 3.2 Consideration of Measurement Inaccuracies -- 3.3 Empirical Progress -- References -- 4 Exact Reductions -- 4.1 Direct Generalisations -- 4.2 Equivalences -- 4.3 Indirect Generalisations (Embeddings) -- 4.4 Refinements -- 4.5 Extensions and Improper Generalisations -- 4.6 Unifications (Multiple Reductions) -- References -- 5 Approximate Reductions -- 5.1 Asymptotic Reductions -- 5.2 Limiting Case Reductions -- 5.3 Local Reductions -- References -- 6 Partial Reductions -- 6.1 The Closed Reduction Square -- 6.2 The Open Reduction Square -- References -- Appendix A Table of Contents Volume II -- Appendix B The Legacy of Erhard Scheibe -- Appendix C Erhard Scheibe's Works -- Appendix Author Index -- Author Index -- Appendix Subject Index -- Index. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | The reduction of physical theories |
| ISBN: | 3-662-65000-2 |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 996478858403316 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. di Salerno |
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Serie:
Fundamental theories of physics ; ; Volume 207.