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Title The Dialectic Relation Between Physics and Mathematics in the Xixth Century (History of Mechanism and Machine Science)
Author Evelyne Barbin (Editor); Raffaele Pisano (Editor)
Binding Papeback
Condition New
Pages 186
Volumes 1
Language ENG
Publisher Springer
Publication date pp. 198
Illustrated Yes
Features Illustrated
Bookseller's Inventory # 6374034671
ISBN 9789400799417 / 9400799411
Weight 0.63 lbs (0.29 kg)
Dimensions 9.21 x 6.14 x 0.42 in (23.39 x 15.60 x 1.07 cm)
Category Philosophy
Dewey Decimal Code 120
Quantity available 4

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From the publisher

The aim of this book is to analyse historical problems related to the use of mathematics in physics as well as to the use of physics in mathematics and to investigate Mathematical Physics as precisely the new discipline which is concerned with this dialectical link itself. So the main question is: When and why did the tension between mathematics and physics, explicitly practised at least since Galileo, evolve into such a new scientific theory?

The authors explain the various ways in which this science allowed an advanced mathematical modelling in physics on the one hand, and the invention of new mathematical ideas on the other hand. Of course this problem is related to the links between institutions, universities, schools for engineers, and industries, and so it has social implications as well.

The link by which physical ideas had influenced the world of mathematics was not new in the 19^th century, but it came to a kind of maturity at that time. Recently, much historical research has been done into mathematics and physics and their relation in this period. The purpose of the Symposium and this book is to gather and re-evaluate the current thinking on this subject. It brings together contributions from leading experts in the field, and gives much-needed insight in the subject of mathematical physics from a historical point of view.

From the rear cover

The aim of this book is to analyse historical problems related to the use of mathematics in physics as well as to the use of physics in mathematics and to investigate Mathematical Physics as precisely the new discipline which is concerned with this dialectical link itself. So the main question is: When and why did the tension between mathematics and physics, explicitly practised at least since Galileo, evolve into such a new scientific theory?

The authors explain the various ways in which this science allowed an advanced mathematical modelling in physics on the one hand, and the invention of new mathematical ideas on the other hand. Of course this problem is related to the links between institutions, universities, schools for engineers, and industries, and so it has social implications as well.

The link by which physical ideas had influenced the world of mathematics was not new in the 19^th century, but it came to a kind of maturity at that time. Recently, much historical research has been done into mathematics and physics and their relation in this period. The purpose of the Symposium and this book is to gather and re-evaluate the current thinking on this subject. It brings together contributions from leading experts in the field, and gives much-needed insight in the subject of mathematical physics from a historical point of view.

About the author

Evelyne Barbin (France, 1949), full professor of epistemology, history of science and technology at the University of Nantes. Her research concerns mainly: history of mathematics in 17th century (the emergence of infinitesimal calculus; relations between physics, technics and mathematics); the meaning of mathematical proof in history, research on mathematics and the sciences in the 19th century (the contrast between synthetic and analytic geometry; the heritage of Monge and Carnot in France; discourses on science and discourses on sciences in the 19th century), history of algorithms and machines, relations between history and teaching. She is author of about 100 papers and 20 edited books. Recent books: La rvolution mathmatique du XVIIe sicle, Paris: Ellipses, 2006; Sciences et arts visuels. Reprsentations du corps et matriaux de l'art (ed. E. Barbin, D. Le Nen, ), Paris: Vuibert, 2009; 1867 L'anne de tous les Rapports. Les lettres et les sciences la fin du Second Empire (ed. E. Barbin, J.-L. Godet, G. Stenger), Pornic: ditions du Temps, 2009; Gabriel Lam. Les prgrinations d'un ingnieur du XIXe sicle (ed. E. Barbin) Paris: Sabix, cole Polytechnique, 2009. De grands dfis mathmatiques d'Euclide Condorcet (ed. E. Barbin), Paris: Vuibert, 2010.

Raffaele Pisano (Italy, 1970), lauream in physics (University of Naples "Federico II"), specialized in teaching both physics and mathematics (University of Naples "Federico II"), and a Ph.D. (University of Rome "La Sapienza"). He was temporary professor of history of physics at (SSIS, University of Udine) and since 2006 he is currently Member of steering committee of European Society for the History of Science. He recently edited: Scienze e Religioni. Il ruolo delle scienze naturali, ipotesi di studio e prospettive (Uniservice editore, 2008, withRafael Pascual), Qual il ruolo culturale ed interdisciplinare delle scienze fisiche e matematiche? Ipotesi e prospettive, (2010. Laveglia, Salerno); Da Archimede a Majorana: La fisica nel suo divenire. Atti del XXVI Congresso SISFA, (Guaraldi, 2009, with Giannetto E., Giannini G. and Capecchi D.). He published papers for international and national reviews on history of physics, mathematics and their historical foundations. Recent books: Scienza e tecnica nell'architettura del Rinascimento, (Cisu, 2010, with Danilo Capecchi). Lazare and Sadi Carnot. A scientific and Filial relationship, (Springer, 2012, with Charles C Gillispie).

Currently he is Research Fellow at Centre Franois Vite, Universit de Nantes, France.

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