The unknown as an engine for science: an essay on the definite and the indefinite

This book explores the limits of our knowledge. The author shows how uncertainty and indefiniteness not only define the borders confining our understanding, but how they feed into the process of discovery and help to push back these borders. Starting with physics the author collects examples from ec...

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Main Author: Pirner, Hans J. (Author)
Format: Book/Monograph
Language:English
Published: Cham s.l. Springer International Publishing Imprint: Springer 2015
Series:The Frontiers Collection
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DOI:10.1007/978-3-319-18509-5
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Verlag, Zentralblatt MATH, Inhaltstext: https://zbmath.org/?q=an:1325.00021
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Author Notes:by Hans J. Pirner