From Euler to Navier–Stokes: A Spatial Analysis of Conceptual Changes in Nineteenth-century Fluid Dynamics

DOI10.1080/02698595.2014.953341zbMath1361.01006OpenAlexW2084767486MaRDI QIDQ2964091

Frank Zenker, Graciana Petersen

Publication date: 23 February 2017

Published in: International Studies in the Philosophy of Science (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1080/02698595.2014.953341

zbMATH Keywords

Euler equationNavier-Stokes equationfluid dynamicsphilosophy of physics

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Philosophy of mathematics (00A30) History of mathematics in the 19th century (01A55) History of fluid mechanics (76-03)

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Communication, Rationality, and Conceptual Changes in Scientific Theories ⋮ Using conceptual spaces to exhibit conceptual continuity through scientific theory change

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