Computer simulation: The cooperation between experimenting and modeling

Philosophy of Science

Volumn 74, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 176-194

  Lenhard, Johannes ^a  

^a BIELEFELD UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

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EID: 36049025866     PISSN: 00318248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/519029     Document Type: Review

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