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: | Electronic Book Chapter |
| Language: | English |
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Berlin/Boston
De Gruyter
2013
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| Series: | Abhandlungen der Akademie der Wissenschaften in Hamburg
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| Online Access: | OAPEN Library: download the publication OAPEN Library: description of the publication |
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| 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 electronic resource (274 p.) |
| ISBN: | 9783110313680 9783110313604 |
| Access: | Open Access |