Reason and representation in scientific simulation

This thesis is a study of scientific practice in computational physics. It is based on an 18 month period of ethnographic research at the Imperial College Applied Modelling and Computation Group. Using a theoretical framework drawn from practice theory, science studies, and historical epistemology,...

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Main Author: Spencer, Matt
Published: Goldsmiths College (University of London) 2012
Subjects:
306
Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.571219