LEADER 01802nam a2200409 i 4500001 99125533879306421 005 20221230112357.0 006 m o d | 007 cr cnu|||||||| 008 221230s2022 gw ob 001 0 eng d 020 3-662-65000-2 035 (MiAaPQ)EBC7026819 035 (Au-PeEL)EBL7026819 035 (CKB)24100628500041 035 (PPN)26915213X 035 (EXLCZ)9924100628500041 040 MiAaPQ |beng |erda |epn |cMiAaPQ |dMiAaPQ 050 4 QC6 |b.S345 2022 082 0 530.01 |223 100 1 Scheibe, Erhard, |eauthor. 245 14 The reduction of physical theories. |nPart 1, |pFoundations and elementary theory : |ba contribution to the unity of physics / |cErhard Scheibe ; translated by Brigitte Falkenburg and Gregg Jaeger. 264 1 Berlin, Germany : |bSpringer, |c[2022] 264 4 |c©2022 300 1 online resource (253 pages) 336 text |btxt |2rdacontent 337 computer |bc |2rdamedia 338 online resource |bcr |2rdacarrier 490 1 Fundamental theories of physics ; |vVolume 207 505 0 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 -- References -- 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 -- References -- 3 Corroboration and Empirical Progress -- 3.1 Hypothetico-Deductive Corroboration -- 3.2 Consideration of Measurement Inaccuracies -- 3.3 Empirical Progress -- References -- 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) -- References -- 5 Approximate Reductions -- 5.1 Asymptotic Reductions -- 5.2 Limiting Case Reductions -- 5.3 Local Reductions -- References -- 6 Partial Reductions -- 6.1 The Closed Reduction Square -- 6.2 The Open Reduction Square -- References -- 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. 588 Description based on print version record. 504 Includes bibliographical references and index. 650 0 Physics |xPhilosophy. 650 0 Thermodynamics. 650 0 Physics. 776 08 |iPrint version:Scheibe, Erhard |tThe Reduction of Physical Theories |dBerlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin / Heidelberg,c2022 |z9783662649985 700 1 Falkenburg, Brigitte, |etranslator. 700 1 Jaeger, Gregg, |etranslator. 830 0 Fundamental theories of physics ; |vVolume 207. 906 BOOK