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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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | In English. |
| Published: |
Berlin ; Boston :
De Gruyter,
[2013]
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| Series: | Abhandlungen der Akademie der Wissenschaften in Hamburg ;
Bd. 4. |
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | 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 philosophers of science, 8 leading natural, engineering and social scientists reflect upon their modeling work, and 8 philosophers provide a commentary. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (viii, 274 pages .) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 3110313685 9783110313680 |