Proceedings of the International School of Physics "Enrico Fermi.", Volume 72N. Zanichelli, 1979 - Nuclear physics |
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... theory . The theories of physics are then thought to be perfect forms of a Platonic world of ideas , which are ... THEORIES 163 Physical truth and physical theories Truth in physics.
... theory . The theories of physics are then thought to be perfect forms of a Platonic world of ideas , which are ... THEORIES 163 Physical truth and physical theories Truth in physics.
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... Theories and subtheories . In the framework of our « empirical model theory » , we can describe some formal relations between theories , which seem to be characteristic of physical science . 1 As is well known , a basic concept of ...
... Theories and subtheories . In the framework of our « empirical model theory » , we can describe some formal relations between theories , which seem to be characteristic of physical science . 1 As is well known , a basic concept of ...
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... theory , one must be « external » with respect to the theory , in the sense that one cannot use only the proof - theoretical tools allowed by the theory ( Gödel's theorem ) ; 2 ) to « grasp » the concept of truth for a well - behaved ...
... theory , one must be « external » with respect to the theory , in the sense that one cannot use only the proof - theoretical tools allowed by the theory ( Gödel's theorem ) ; 2 ) to « grasp » the concept of truth for a well - behaved ...
Contents
The discovery of the law of radioactive decay | 6 |
Early models of the nucleus | 15 |
Final remarks | 21 |
Copyright | |
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