Effective field theories, reductionism and scientific explanation
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Publication:720468
DOI10.1016/S1355-2198(01)00005-3zbMATH Open1222.00029WikidataQ57319294 ScholiaQ57319294MaRDI QIDQ720468FDOQ720468
Publication date: 15 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)
Physics (00A79) General and philosophical questions in quantum theory (81P05) Philosophy of mathematics (00A30) Quantum field theory; related classical field theories (81T99)
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