Models, simulations, and the reduction of complexity /

Modern science is a model-building activity. But how are models contructed? How are they related to theories and data? How do they explain complex scientific phenomena, and which role do computer simulations play? To address these questions which are highly relevant to scientists as well as to philo...

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Corporate Author:	Walter de Gruyter & Co
Other Authors:	Gähde, Ulrich, 1951- (Editor), Hartmann, Stephan, 1968-, Wolf, Jörn Henning
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Language Notes:	In English.
Published:	Berlin ; Boston : De Gruyter, [2013]
Series:	Abhandlungen der Akademie der Wissenschaften in Hamburg ; Bd. 4.
Subjects:	Complexity (Philosophy) Science > Philosophy. Complexité (Philosophie) SCIENCE > Philosophy & Social Aspects. Science > Philosophy Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book