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Spacetime Visualisation and the Intelligibility of Physical Theories (2001)

Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part B: Studies in History and Philosophy of Modern Physics
Volume: 32
Pages: 243--265

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Physics Mechanics Explanation; hypotheses; theories Visual representation; visual communication Space Quantum mechanics Development of science; change in science Time Heisenberg, Werner

Description In “Spacetime, Fields, and Understanding: Perpectives on Quantum Field Theories”. Special Issue. Using an historical analysis of the transition from classical to quantum physics, an alternative conception of the intelligibility of scientific theories is proposed, based on Heisenberg's reinterpretation of the notion of Anschaulichkeit (visualisability).

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