The Role of Experiments in Experimental Mathematics

Henrik Kragh Sørensen ()
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Henrik Kragh Sørensen: University of Copenhagen, Section for History and Philosophy of Science, Department of Science Education

A chapter in Handbook of the History and Philosophy of Mathematical Practice, 2024, pp 2431-2458 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract This chapter is devoted to discussions about the nature of experiments in mathematics during the formative period of experimental mathematics and to a quantitative and qualitative analysis of the journal Experimental Mathematics founded in 1992. Particular attention is paid to interpret the roles of experiment and observation in the mathematical practices surrounding Experimental Mathematics.

Keywords: Experimental mathematics; Observation; Numerical induction; The journal Experimental Mathematics; Mathematical debates in 1990s; Borwein; Zeiberger; Epstein; Digital philosophy of mathematical practice (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-40846-5_113

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