David Hilbert and the axiomatization of physics (1894--1905)

DOI10.1007/BF00375141zbMath0890.01011WikidataQ55894364 ScholiaQ55894364MaRDI QIDQ1365111

Leo Corry

Publication date: 8 July 1998

Published in: Archive for History of Exact Sciences (Search for Journal in Brave)

zbMATH Keywords

Carl NeumannGottlob FregeHeinrich HertzJFM 53.0725.02Paul Volkmannprinciples in physics

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

History of mathematics in the 20th century (01A60) History of mathematics in the 19th century (01A55)

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