- Tytuł:
- Against steady state
- Autorzy:
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Garzanti, Eduardo
Sternai, Pietro - Powiązania:
- https://bibliotekanauki.pl/articles/2204350.pdf
- Data publikacji:
- 2022
- Wydawca:
- Uniwersytet im. Adama Mickiewicza w Poznaniu
- Tematy:
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understanding nature
models in geology
uniformitarianism
catastrophism
data interpretation
physical models
zrozumienie natury
modele w geologii
uniformitaryzm
katastrofizm
interpretacja danych
modele fizyczne - Opis:
- Nature is never at a steady state. Natural history is generated by ever-new and ever-interacting forces that produce continuous changes. At virtually all timescales, the geological record shows that these changes do not cancel each other out and, thus, that the steady state is utopic. However, we need a state of equilibrium as a starting point for modelling Nature, and the steady-state condition is widely used as a reference in idealisations aimed at understanding natural processes. The present contribution is meant as an epistemological note of caution − from Earth scientists to Earth scientists − aimed at discouraging the use of theoretical models as true evidence instead of terms of comparison.
- Źródło:
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Geologos; 2022, 28, 2; 157--168
1426-8981
2080-6574 - Pojawia się w:
- Geologos
- Dostawca treści:
- Biblioteka Nauki
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