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What Is the Use of Diagrams in Theoretical Modeling?
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 30 April 2013
Argument
The use of diagrams is pervasive in theoretical physics. Together with mathematical formulae and natural language, diagrams play a major role in theoretical modeling. They enrich the expressive power of physicists and help them to explore new theoretical ideas. Diagrams are not only heuristic or pedagogical tools, but they are also tools that enable developing the content of models into novel implications.
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- Research Article
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- Science in Context , Volume 26 , Special Issue 2: Knowledge in the Making , June 2013 , pp. 345 - 362
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- Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2013
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