The paradox of phase transitions in the light of constructive mathematics

DOI10.1007/s11229-017-1637-zzbMath1474.82009OpenAlexW2773551475MaRDI QIDQ2052650

Pauline van Wierst

Publication date: 26 November 2021

Published in: Synthese (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11229-017-1637-z

zbMATH Keywords

phase transitionsconstructive mathematicsstatistical mechanicsinfinite idealizations

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Phase transitions (general) in equilibrium statistical mechanics (82B26) Other constructive mathematics (03F65) Logic in the philosophy of science (03A10)

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