Applying mathematics: immersion, inference, interpretation

How is that when scientists need some piece of mathematics through which to frame their theory, it is there to hand? Bueno and French offer a new approach to the puzzle of the applicability of mathematics, through a detailed examination of a series of case studies from the history of twentieth-centu...

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Main Authors: Bueno, Otávio (Author), French, Steven (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford Oxford University Press 2018
Edition:First edition
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Online Access:Volltext
Summary:How is that when scientists need some piece of mathematics through which to frame their theory, it is there to hand? Bueno and French offer a new approach to the puzzle of the applicability of mathematics, through a detailed examination of a series of case studies from the history of twentieth-century physics
Item Description:This edition previously issued in print: 2018
ISBN:9780191852862
DOI:10.1093/oso/9780198815044.001.0001

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