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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.
Author
Scheibe, Erhard
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Format
Book
Language
English
Published/Created
Berlin, Germany : Springer, [2022]
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Description
1 online resource (253 pages)
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Subject(s)
Physics
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Philosophy
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Thermodynamics
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Physics
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Translator
Falkenburg, Brigitte
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Jaeger, Gregg
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Series
Fundamental theories of physics ; Volume 207.
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Bibliographic references
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Contents
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
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
3 Corroboration and Empirical Progress
3.1 Hypothetico-Deductive Corroboration
3.2 Consideration of Measurement Inaccuracies
3.3 Empirical Progress
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)
5 Approximate Reductions
5.1 Asymptotic Reductions
5.2 Limiting Case Reductions
5.3 Local Reductions
6 Partial Reductions
6.1 The Closed Reduction Square
6.2 The Open Reduction Square
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.
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ISBN
3-662-65000-2
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