Models and the limits of theory: quantum hamiltonians and the BCS model of superconductivity

In Mary S. Morgan & Margaret Morrison (eds.), Models as Mediators: Perspectives on Natural and Social Science. Cambridge University Press. pp. 241-281 (1999)
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