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Theory Approximation

Theory Approximation is a philosophical thesis within scientific realism that posits a later scientific theory is closer to the truth than its predecessor by virtue of approximately preserving and refining the successful referential and structural elements of the earlier theory.

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61

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46

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2017–2026

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Publications

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What Theory is Not, Theorizing Is

Karl E. Weick · Administrative Science Quarterly · 1995 · 1.3K citations

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Approximations to Hartree—Fock Perturbation Theory

P. W. Langhoff, Martin Karplus, R. P. Hurst · The Journal of Chemical Physics · 1966 · 361 citations

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JWKB approximation: Contributions to the theory

L.B. Felsen · Journal of the Franklin Institute · 1966 · 256 citations

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A CUSUM Chart for Monitoring a Proportion When Inspecting Continuously

Marion R. Reynolds, Zachary G. Stoumbos · Journal of Quality Technology · 1999 · 187 citations

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Is Quantum Theory Exact?

Stephen L. Adler, Angelo Bassi · Science · 2009 · 139 citations · Full text

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Authors

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  1. JW
    Johannes Wallner

    TU Wien, Austria

    2 publications · 62 citations

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  2. AK
    A.D. Kennedy

    University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom

    2 publications · 46 citations

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  3. PB
    Péter Barayni

    1 publications · 24 citations

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  4. EC
    Erasmo Carrera

    Politecnico di Torino, Italy

    1 publications · 27 citations

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  5. RP
    R. P. Hurst

    University at Buffalo, State University of New York, United States

    1 publications · 361 citations

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Institutions

46

  1. TU Wien

    Vienna, Austria

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    62 citations

  2. Linköping University

    Linköping, Sweden

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    43 citations

  3. Cornell University

    Ithaca, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    361 citations

  4. Instituto de Filosofía

    Madrid, Spain

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    79 citations

  5. University of Cambridge

    Cambridge, United Kingdom

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    24 citations

  6. Stony Brook University

    Stony Brook, United States

    1 h-index

    2 publications

    76 citations

  7. Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Trieste

    Trieste, Italy

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    139 citations

  8. University of Johannesburg

    Johannesburg, South Africa

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    65 citations

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Venues

  1. Philosophy of Science

    7 publications · 323 citations

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  3. The Journal of Chemical Physics

    2 publications · 399 citations

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  4. Erkenntnis

    2 publications · 95 citations

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  5. Artificial Intelligence

    1 publications · 37 citations

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