Abstract
In this paper, the recent emergence of a professed “experimental” culture in mathematics during the past three decades is analysed based on an adaptation of Hans-Jörg Rheinberger’s notion of “experimental systems” that mesh into experimental cultures. In so doing, I approach the question of how distinct mathematical cultures can coexist and blend into a common understanding that allows for cultural convergence while preserving heterogeneity.
| Original language | Danish |
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| Title of host publication | Trends in the History of Science |
| Editors | Brendan Larvor |
| Number of pages | 22 |
| Publisher | Birkhäuser Verlag |
| Publication date | 2016 |
| Pages | 139-160 |
| ISBN (Print) | 978-3-319-28580-1 |
| Publication status | Published - 2016 |
Keywords
- Computer-assisted mathematics
- Convergent cultures
- Experimental mathematics
- Experimental systems
- Rheinberger