Interferences and Events: On Epistemic Shifts in Physics Through Computer Simulations (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781013294013)

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.

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Author: Anne Dippel
ISBN-10: 1013294017
ISBN-13: 9781013294013
Publisher: Saint Philip Street Press
Language: English
Published: 10/09/2020
Pages: 184
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.59lbs
Size: 11.00h x 8.50w x 0.50d