Philosophy of Science

The Use of the Axiomatic Method in Quantum Physics

Yvon Gauthier

Published Sep 1, 1971• 17 citations

Abstract

Although the introduction of the modern axiomatic method in physics is attributed to Hilbert, it is only recently that physicists and mathematicians have applied it significantly, i.e. on a basis extensive enough to promise fruitful results. Carnap, for one, stresses the importance of the axiomatic method, yet he considers its application in physics as a task for the future.

DOI: 10.1086/288384

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