THE DEVELOPMENT OF CELESTIAL MECHANICS: HISTORICAL ASPECTS OF MATHEMATIZATION

Eretina T.A.

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This article investigates the historical and philosophical aspects of the physical representations of celestial mechanics. Particular attention is paid to the analysis of the role of mathematical methods in the development of this process. Overview of the physical representations of ideas begins with the Greek philosophers before the KAM theory and the theory of deterministic chaos. The author demonstrates the inextricable interrelationship and interdependence of the development of mathematical methods and theories of physics.

Keywords: history and philosophy of science, celestial mechanics, the history of mathematics, history of physics, mathematization

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Issue: 6, 2012

Pages: 12 — 16

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