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Interferences and events: on epistemic shifts in physics through computer simulations
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Abstract Computer simulations are omnipresent media in today's knowledge production. For scientific endeavors such as the detection of gravitational waves and the exploration of subatomic worlds, simulations are essential; however, the epistemic status of computer simulations is rather controversial as they ... view more
Computer simulations are omnipresent media in today's knowledge production. For scientific endeavors such as the detection of gravitational waves and the exploration of subatomic worlds, simulations are essential; however, the epistemic status of computer simulations is rather controversial as they are neither just theory nor just experiment. Therefore, computer simulations have challenged well-established insights and common scientific practices as well as our very understanding of knowledge. This volume contributes to the ongoing discussion on the epistemic position of computer simulations in a variety of physical disciplines, such as quantum optics, quantum mechanics, and computational physics. Originating from an interdisciplinary event, it shows that accounts of contemporary physics can constructively interfere with media theory, philosophy, and the history of science.... view less
Keywords
computer; simulation; knowledge production; epistemology; physics
Classification
Natural Science and Engineering, Applied Sciences
Sociology of Science, Sociology of Technology, Research on Science and Technology
Document language
English
Publication Year
2017
Publisher
meson press
City
Lüneburg
Page/Pages
182 p.
ISBN
978-3-95796-106-8
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed