Bursten, Julia (2016) Multiscale Modeling in Nanoscience: Beyond Hierarchical Relations. In: UNSPECIFIED.

Preview

Text 2016WinsbergSPSP.pdf Download (74kB) | Preview

Abstract

Winsberg's "handshaking" account of inter-model relations is a well-known theory of multiscale modeling in physical systems. Winsberg argues that relations among the component models in a multiscale modeling system are not related mereologically, but rather by empirically determined algorithms. I argue that while the handshaking account does demonstrate the existence of non-mereological relationships among component models, Winsberg does not attend to the different ways in which handshaking algorithms are developed. By overlooking the distinct strategies employed in different handshake models, Winsberg's account fails to capture the central feature of effective multiscale modeling practices, namely, how the dominant behaviors of the modeled systems vary across the different scales, and how this variation constrains the ways modelers can combine component models. Using Winsberg's example of nanoscale crack propagation, I distinguish two modes of handshaking and show how the different modes arise from the scale-dependent physics involved in each component model.

---

Export/Citation:

EndNote | BibTeX | Dublin Core | ASCII/Text Citation (Chicago) | HTML Citation | OpenURL

Social Networking:

Share |

---

Item Type:	Conference or Workshop Item (UNSPECIFIED)
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID Bursten, Julia jrbursten@uky.edu 0000-0002-5664-3342
Keywords:	Multiscale, modeling, nanoscience, simulation, physics, materials science, classical mechanics, quantum mechanics
Subjects:	Specific Sciences > Physics > Classical Physics General Issues > Models and Idealization General Issues > Reductionism/Holism
Depositing User:	Julia Bursten
Date Deposited:	02 Nov 2016 14:45
Last Modified:	02 Nov 2016 14:45
Item ID:	12590
Subjects:	Specific Sciences > Physics > Classical Physics General Issues > Models and Idealization General Issues > Reductionism/Holism
Date:	1 November 2016
URI:	https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/12590

Available Versions of this Item

• Multiscale Modeling in Nanoscience: Beyond Hierarchical Relations. (deposited 18 Jun 2016 21:05)
  • Multiscale Modeling in Nanoscience: Beyond Hierarchical Relations. (deposited 02 Nov 2016 14:45) [Currently Displayed]

Monthly Views for the past 3 years

Monthly Downloads for the past 3 years

Plum Analytics

Actions (login required)

View Item