Storming a Citadel: Mathematical Theory and Experimental Practice

Autor:	Christian Sichau
Rok vydání:	2006
Předmět:	Mathematical theory History Viscosity (programming) Kinetic theory of gases General Physics and Astronomy Experimental data Experimental work Mathematical economics Value (mathematics) Physical quantity
Zdroj:	Physics in Perspective. 8:236-254
ISSN:	1422-6960 1422-6944
DOI:	10.1007/s00016-006-0272-8
Popis:	Based upon a comparison of the viscosity experiments of James Clerk Maxwell (1831–1879) and Oskar Emil Meyer (1834–1909) in the 1860s, I argue that mathematical theory plays a significant role in both aspects of experimental practice, the design and construction of an experimental apparatus and the transformation of the observed experimental data into the value of a physical quantity. I argue further that Maxwell’s and Meyer’s evaluation of each other’s theoretical and experimental work depended significantly on the mathematical tools they employed in their theories.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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