Constructivism and realism in Boltzmann's thermodynamics' atomism

DOI10.1007/s10701-020-00372-2OpenAlexW3048662612MaRDI QIDQ828361

Jean Faber, Elaine Andrade, Luiz Pinguelli Rosa, Paulo Picciani

Publication date: 8 January 2021

Published in: Foundations of Physics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10701-020-00372-2

zbMATH Keywords

realismthermodynamicsstatistical mechanicsatomismevolutionary epistemologyLudwig Boltzmannphysical entities

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Foundations of equilibrium statistical mechanics (82B03) Foundations of time-dependent statistical mechanics (82C03) History of mathematics in the Golden Age of Islam (01A30) History of mathematics in the 19th century (01A55) History of statistical mechanics (82-03)

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