Afriat, Alexander (2006) The optico-mechanical analogy: an axiomatic approach. [Preprint]

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An axiomatization of a ‘two-level Hamiltonian structure’ is proposed, which expresses the optico-mechanical analogy by representing optics and mechanics as different classes of models satisfying the axioms.

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Item Type:	Preprint
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID Afriat, Alexander
Keywords:	geometrical optics, analytical mechanics, axiomatics
Subjects:	Specific Sciences > Physics > Classical Physics General Issues > Structure of Theories
Depositing User:	Alexander Afriat
Date Deposited:	11 Nov 2006
Last Modified:	07 Oct 2010 15:14
Item ID:	3039
Subjects:	Specific Sciences > Physics > Classical Physics General Issues > Structure of Theories
Date:	November 2006
URI:	https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/3039

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