Idealization and modeling

DOI10.1007/s11229-008-9436-1zbMath1421.76008OpenAlexW2157912141MaRDI QIDQ1036070

Robert W. Batterman

Publication date: 4 November 2009

Published in: Synthese (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11229-008-9436-1

zbMATH Keywords

modelsscalingsimulationsmolecular dynamicsexplanationfluid dynamicsidealizations

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Shock waves and blast waves in fluid mechanics (76L05) Foundations of fluid mechanics (76A02)

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