| On Foundations of Seismology Contributor(s): James Robert Brown & Michael Slawinski (Author) |
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ISBN: 9814329495 ISBN-13: 9789814329491 Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company OUR PRICE: $83.60 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: July 2017 |
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| BISAC Categories: - Technology & Engineering | Electronics - General - Business & Economics | Industries - Manufacturing - Science | Physics - Relativity |
| Dewey: 551.22 |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 6.3" W x 9.2" (1 lbs) 184 pages |
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| Publisher Description:
This remarkable collaboration between a mathematical physicist and a science philosopher concerns foundational and conceptual issues in seismology. Their aim is to present mathematical, physical and philosophical topics in a clear and concise manner. They provide an extensive philosophical discussion of the methods of science and show how seismology fits in. They explain with care and precision the basic structure of seismology, which is built on classical continuum mechanics. Not only do they explain how various models work in seismology, they also include an extensive discussion of the nature of models and idealizations. |