The objective of this paper is to use some historical instances to explain in detail the meaning of mathematical-physical theories in selected historical periods. The paper presents the first instances of application of mathematics to physics, the first appearance of something like modern mathematical physics, and a particular kind of mathematical-physical theory, called rational mechanics. At the end of the paper, epistemological considerations clarify the difference between physical, mathematical, and mathematical-physical theories.
A Historical reconstruction of mechanics as a mathematical physical science / Capecchi, Danilo. - In: MATHEMATICS AND MECHANICS OF SOLIDS. - ISSN 1081-2865. - ELETTRONICO. - (2014).
A Historical reconstruction of mechanics as a mathematical physical science
CAPECCHI, Danilo
2014
Abstract
The objective of this paper is to use some historical instances to explain in detail the meaning of mathematical-physical theories in selected historical periods. The paper presents the first instances of application of mathematics to physics, the first appearance of something like modern mathematical physics, and a particular kind of mathematical-physical theory, called rational mechanics. At the end of the paper, epistemological considerations clarify the difference between physical, mathematical, and mathematical-physical theories.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
