The Role of Mathematics in Physical Sciences Interdisciplinary and Philosophical Aspects /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Boniolo, Giovanni (Editor), Budinich, Paolo (Editor), Trobok, Majda (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2005.
• Subjects: Physics.; Philosophy and science.; Mathematics.; History.; Mathematical Methods in Physics.; Philosophy of Science.; History of Mathematical Sciences.; Theoretical, Mathematical and Computational Physics.

Even though mathematics and physics have been related for centuries and this relation appears to be unproblematic, there are many questions still open: Is mathematics really necessary for physics, or could physics exist without mathematics? Should we think physically and then add the mathematics apt...