The reduction of physical theories [electronic resource] : a contribution to the unity of physics. Part 1, Foundations and elementary theory / Erhard Scheibe.

Intro
Translators' Preface
Preface
Introduction
References
Contents
1 The Problem
1.1 The Physicists' Conception of Progress
1.2 The Legacy of the Philosophers
1.3 The Program
References
2 Physical Theories
2.1 Analysis of an Example
2.2 Logical and Set-Theoretical Background
2.3 Physical Theories
2.4 Concepts of a Theory
References
3 Corroboration and Empirical Progress
3.1 Hypothetico-Deductive Corroboration
3.2 Consideration of Measurement Inaccuracies
3.3 Empirical Progress
References
4 Exact Reductions

4.1 Direct Generalisations
4.2 Equivalences
4.3 Indirect Generalisations (Embeddings)
4.4 Refinements
4.5 Extensions and Improper Generalisations
4.6 Unifications (Multiple Reductions)
References
5 Approximate Reductions
5.1 Asymptotic Reductions
5.2 Limiting Case Reductions
5.3 Local Reductions
References
6 Partial Reductions
6.1 The Closed Reduction Square
6.2 The Open Reduction Square
References
Appendix A Table of Contents Volume II
Appendix B The Legacy of Erhard Scheibe
Appendix C Erhard Scheibe's Works
Appendix Author Index

Author Index
Appendix Subject Index
Index