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100 1 $aHughes, R. I. G.
245 14 $aThe theoretical practices of physics :$bphilosophical essays /$cR.I.G. Hughes.
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300 $a278 p. ;$c25 cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 $aCriticism, logical empiricism, and the general theory of relativity -- Theoretical practice : the Bohm-Pines Quartet -- Laws of physics, the representational account of theories, and Newton's Principia -- Modelling, the Brownian motion, and the disunities of physics -- Models and representation -- The Ising model, computer simulation, and universal physics -- Theoretical explanation -- The discourse of physics exemplified by the Aharonov-Bohm effect.
520 8 $aR.I.G. Hughes explores the theoretical practices that scientists use in doing physics. He offers a critical examination of accounts that notable physicists give of their practices, and investigates the roles of laws, disunities, models and representation, and computer simulation.
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