On the Explanatory Role of Mathematics in Empirical Science

DOI10.1093/BJPS/AXP018zbMath1202.00025OpenAlexW2121813690MaRDI QIDQ4930162

Robert W. Batterman

Publication date: 28 September 2010

Published in: The British Journal for the Philosophy of Science (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: http://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/4115/1/mapping-expl.pdf

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Philosophy of mathematics (00A30) General applied mathematics (00A69)

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