Arrazonamendu analogikoa fisika modernoaninbariantza eta simetria
ISSN: 1577-9424
Year of publication: 2009
Volume: 9
Issue: 1
Pages: 111-118
Type: Article
More publications in: Gogoa: Euskal Herriko Unibersitateko hizkuntza, ezagutza, komunikazio eta ekintzari buruzko aldizkaria
Abstract
In this critical notice we discuss the rale of analogical reasoning in some important fields of modern physics. We do that by analyzing the heuristic relevance of invariance and symmetry, especially of the latter, following van Fraassen's epistemological formulation ofthe Symmetry Principies.
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