The Place of Probability in Science: In Honor of Ellery Eells (1953-2006)

by Ellery Eells

Book Overview

Science aims at the discovery of general principles of special kinds that are applicable for the explanation and prediction of the phenomena of the world in the form of theories and laws. When the phenomena themselves happen to be general, the principlesinvolved assume the form of theories; and when they are p- ticular, they assume the form of general laws. Theories themselves are sets of laws and de nitions that apply to a common domain, which makes...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9400732511
• ISBN13: 9789400732513
• Release Date: September 2012
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 1.27 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.2"