Simplicity, inference and modelling: keeping it sophisticatedly simple
Éditeur :
Cambridge University Press
ISBN :
9780521803618
Date de publication :
7 févr. 2002
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 x 2,2 cm
Poids :
630 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
The idea that simplicity matters in science is as old as science itself, with the much cited example of Ockham's Razor, 'entia non sunt multiplicanda praeter necessitatem': entities are not to be multiplied beyond necessity. Using a multidisciplinary perspective this 2002 monograph asks 'What is meant by simplicity?'