Critical phenomena and breaking drops: infinite idealizations in physics
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Publication:640227
DOI10.1016/j.shpsb.2004.05.004zbMath1222.82017OpenAlexW2161044685MaRDI QIDQ640227
Publication date: 17 October 2011
Published in: Studies in History and Philosophy of Science. Part B. Studies in History and Philosophy of Modern Physics (Search for Journal in Brave)
Full work available at URL: http://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/1622/1/infinite2.pdf
Critical phenomena in equilibrium statistical mechanics (82B27) Foundations of equilibrium statistical mechanics (82B03)
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