Models, Their Application, and Scientific Anticipation
Ludwig Boltzmann’s Work as Tacit Knowing
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20359254 |
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| Authors | Richard Henry Schmitt (University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA,, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2011 |
| Volume | 31 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 200-205 |
| Publication date | 2011-06-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Bulletin of Science Technology & Society (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0270-4676 • E-ISSN: 1552-4183 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0270467611406517 |
| OpenAlex | W2023918588 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 7 |
Ludwig Boltzmann’s work in theoretical physics exhibits an approach to the construction of theory that he transmitted to the succeeding generation by example. It involved the construction of clear models, allowed more than one, and was not based solely on the existing facts, with the intent of examining and criticizing the assumptions that made each model work. This tacit program influenced physicists like Ehrenfest and Einstein and the philosopher Wittgenstein, suggesting ways that they used to make further advances
Boltzmann constant · Classical mechanics · Cognitive science · Einstein · Epistemology · Physics · Quantum mechanics · Sociology · Tacit knowledge · Theoretical physics · Computer Science · Philosophy · Philosophy and History of Science · Psychology · Artificial Intelligence
| Highly cited | No |
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