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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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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Bueno, Otávio (Author), French, Steven (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford, United Kingdom : Oxford University Press, 2018.
Subjects:
Mathematics > Philosophy.
Science > Mathematics.
Mathematical physics.
Mathématiques > Philosophie.
Sciences > Mathématiques.
Physique mathématique.
MATHEMATICS > Essays.
MATHEMATICS > Pre-Calculus.
MATHEMATICS > Reference.
Mathematical physics
Mathematics > Philosophy
Science > Mathematics
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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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.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xvi, 257 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 235-250) and index.
ISBN:9780192546654
0192546651
9780191852862
0191852864