Understanding as explanatory knowledge: The case of Bjorken scaling

Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part A

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 384-392

  Khalifa, Kareem ^a   Gadomski, Michael ^a  

^a MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Explanation; James bjorken; Knowledge; Particle physics; Understanding

Indexed keywords

EID: 84881086058     PISSN: 00393681     EISSN: 18792510     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.shpsa.2013.07.001     Document Type: Article

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