Models and the dynamics of theory-building in physics. Part I—Modeling strategies |
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| Institution: | 1. College of Electronic Science and Engineering, Changchun 130012, PR China;2. State Key Laboratory on Integrated Optoelectronics, Changchun 130012, PR China;3. Institute of Semiconductors, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100083, PR China;1. Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry, National Ministry of Education, Shaanxi Key Laboratory for Advanced Energy Devices, Shaanxi Engineering Lab for Advanced Energy Technology, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi’an 710119, China;2. Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy, iChEM, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian 116023, China;3. Engineering and Technology Research Center of Liupanshan Resources, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Ningxia Normal University, Guyuan 756000, China;1. School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW 2308, Australia;2. Institute of Electron Microscopy and Nanoanalysis, Graz University of Technology, Graz, Austria;3. Graz Centre for Electron Microscopy, Graz, Austria;4. School of Engineering, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW 2308, Australia |
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| Abstract: | A deeper understanding of models is sought in considering what models do, rather what they are. This distinction emphasizes how two different modeling strategies, as they pursue different purposes, do invest in different options, in particular in regard to rigor and immediate empirical relevance. The analysis focuses therefore on the services expected from models by the scientists who construct them: models are sought for how they contribute to exploring and testing the context in which they operate. In a forthcoming Part II these general considerations will be anchored in the presentation of specific case studies. |
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