Constitutions of matter: mathematically modeling the most everyday of physical phenomena
Auteur :
Krieger, Martin H.
Éditeur :
The University of Chicago Press
ISBN :
9780226453057
Date de publication :
28 avr. 1998
Dimensions :
2,2 x 1,6 x 0,2 cm
Poids :
482 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
Showing what physicists are really doing behind the cloud of mathematical models they use as research tools, the author argues that the technical details of these complex calculations serve not only as a means to an end, but also reveal key aspects of the physical properties they model.