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Determinism and predictability

โœ Scribed by N. G. Kampen

Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Year
1991
Tongue
English
Weight
509 KB
Volume
89
Category
Article
ISSN
0039-7857

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โœฆ Synopsis

Theoretical determinism, as it is usually ascribed to Laplace, is neither verifiable nor falsifiable and has therefore no real content. It is not the same as predictability of actually observable phenomena. On the other hand, predictability is not an abstract principle; rather it is true to a certain degree, depending on the phenomena considered. It can be discussed only by examining the scientific state of affairs. This is done in some detail for classical statistical mechanics. Much of a recently published debate on determinism (Amsterdamski et al, 1990) is thereby obviated.

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