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To What Physics Corresponds

Saunders, Simon (1993) To What Physics Corresponds. Correspondence, Invariance, and Heuristics. pp. 295-326.

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This article makes the case that there is much structural continuity in 'revolutionary' change in dynamics physics, and that the medium in which that continuity is visible are the mathematical equations of dynamical physical theories. Evolution, not revolution, is the watchword.


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Saunders, Simon
Keywords: Kuhn, revolutionary theory change, structure, dynamics, maths first
Subjects: Specific Sciences > Physics > Classical Physics
General Issues > History of Science Case Studies
Specific Sciences > Physics > Quantum Mechanics
Specific Sciences > Physics > Relativity Theory
General Issues > Structure of Theories
General Issues > Theory Change
Depositing User: simon saunders
Date Deposited: 08 Jul 2025 13:19
Last Modified: 08 Jul 2025 13:19
Item ID: 25912
Journal or Publication Title: Correspondence, Invariance, and Heuristics
Publisher: Kluwer
Official URL: https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-94-0...
DOI or Unique Handle: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-1185-2
Subjects: Specific Sciences > Physics > Classical Physics
General Issues > History of Science Case Studies
Specific Sciences > Physics > Quantum Mechanics
Specific Sciences > Physics > Relativity Theory
General Issues > Structure of Theories
General Issues > Theory Change
Date: 1993
Page Range: pp. 295-326
URI: https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/25912

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