Boltzmann et la Mécanique Classique

Vol 15, No 2 (2011) • Principia: an international journal of epistemology

Autor: Antonio A. P. Videira

Abstract:

 The purpose of the article is to present the ideas that the Austrian physicist Ludwig Boltzmann (1844-1906) developed on the role of classical mechanics in physics. He had elaborated them at a time when classical mechanics began to be considered as not being any more the ground for all other physical theories. Boltzmann never accepted this conclusion. He rejected it, developing at the same time some ideas on the epistemological nature of scientific theories. According to him, scientific theories are representations of natural phenomena.

ISSN: 1414-4217

DOI: DOI:10.5007/1808-1711.2011v15n2p361

Texto Completo: https://periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/principia/article/view/1808-1711.2011v15n2p361/21050

Palavras-Chave: Boltzmann; classical mechanics; deductive met

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