Asymptotics and the Role of Minimal Models

DOI10.1093/BJPS/53.1.21MaRDI QIDQ4483961zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors Robert W. Batterman

Publication date 27 May 2003

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

Full work available at URL https://doi.org/10.1093/bjps/53.1.21

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

General theory of mathematical modeling (00A71) General theory of simulation (00A72) Physics (00A79)

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