Constructing strangeness: Exploratory modeling and concept formation
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The notion of exploratory modeling constitutes a powerful heuristic tool for historical-epistemological analysis and especially for studying concept formation. I will show this by means of a case study from the history of particle physics: The formation of the concept of “strangeness” in the early 1950s at the interface of theory and experiment. Strangeness emerged from a broad space of possibilities opened up by exploratory modeling by authors working in communication and competition, and constructing both new questions and new answers. A systematic focus on exploratory modeling also helps compensate a bias towards the “right” developments still often present in historical investigations of theoretical work.
Originalsprache | Englisch |
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Zeitschrift | Perspectives on Science |
Jahrgang | 29 |
Ausgabenummer | 4 |
Seiten (von - bis) | 388-408 |
Anzahl der Seiten | 21 |
ISSN | 1063-6145 |
DOIs | |
Publikationsstatus | Erschienen - 20.08.2021 |
- Medien- und Kommunikationswissenschaft
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DFG-Kolleg-Forschergruppe MECS (Medienkulturen der Computersimulation)
Projekt: Forschung