On Foundations Of Seismology: Bringing Idealizations Down To Earth

This remarkable collaboration between a mathematical physicist and a science philosopher concerns foundational and conceptual issues in seismology. Their aim is to present mathematical, physical and philosophical topics in a clear and concise manner. They provide an extensive philosophical discussion of the methods of science and show how seismology fits in. They explain with care and precision the basic structure of seismology, which is built on classical continuum mechanics. Not only do they explain how various models work in seismology, they also include an extensive discussion of the nature of models and idealizations.

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• Authors: James Robert Brown, Brown James Robert, James Robert Brown & Michael Slawinski, Michael A Slawinski, Michael Slawinski, Michael A Slawinski, Michael A. Slawinski
• Publisher: Ingram Publishers Services
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.07.2017
• EAN: 9789814329491
• ISBN: 978-981-4329-49-1
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Physics, astronomy > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Business > Individual industrial sectors, branches; SCIENCE / Earth Sciences / Seismology & Volcanism, Volcanology & seismology, Volcanology and seismology, Seismology, Seismic Ray, Idealization, Model