Comment on Eisenthal's 'mechanics without mechanisms'.
Journal
Studies in history and philosophy of science
ISSN: 0039-3681
Titre abrégé: Stud Hist Philos Sci
Pays: England
ID NLM: 1250602
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
10 2022
10 2022
Historique:
received:
25
09
2021
revised:
26
07
2022
accepted:
04
08
2022
pubmed:
25
8
2022
medline:
28
9
2022
entrez:
24
8
2022
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
In a recent paper on Hertz's Mechanics, Eisenthal claims that this mechanics is without mechanisms. He argues that the absence of mechanisms is a consequence of Hertz's philosophy of physics, presented in the introduction to this book. In the present paper, I will show that Hertz created four mechanisms. These mechanisms play a fundamental role in the deduction of the equations of motion. Some physicists used these mechanisms to create Hertzian mechanical models or to apply Hertz's mechanics to phenomena.
Identifiants
pubmed: 36001922
pii: S0039-3681(22)00117-0
doi: 10.1016/j.shpsa.2022.08.003
pii:
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
104-107Informations de copyright
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