Effective Theories in Physics From Planetary Orbits to Elementary Particle Masses /

• Main Author: Wells, James D. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2012.
• Series: SpringerBriefs in Physics,
• Subjects: Physics.; Philosophy and science.; Theoretical, Mathematical and Computational Physics.; History and Philosophical Foundations of Physics.; Philosophy of Science.

There is significant interest in the Philosophy of Science community to understand the role that "effective theories" have in the work of forefront science. The ideas of effective theories have been implicit in science for a long time, but have only been articulated well in the last few de...