Against steady state

• Autorzy: Garzanti Eduardo , Sternai Pietro

Identyfikatory

DOI

10.2478/logos-2022-0012

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Nature is never at a steady state. Natural history is generated by ever-new and ever-interacting forces that produce continuous changes. At virtually all timescales, the geological record shows that these changes do not cancel each other out and, thus, that the steady state is utopic. However, we need a state of equilibrium as a starting point for modelling Nature, and the steady-state condition is widely used as a reference in idealisations aimed at understanding natural processes. The present contribution is meant as an epistemological note of caution − from Earth scientists to Earth scientists − aimed at discouraging the use of theoretical models as true evidence instead of terms of comparison.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

understanding nature; models in geology; uniformitarianism; catastrophism; data interpretation; physical models

PL

zrozumienie natury; modele w geologii; uniformitaryzm; katastrofizm; interpretacja danych; modele fizyczne

• Wydawca: Uniwersytet im. Adama Mickiewicza. Instytut Geologii
• Czasopismo: Geologos
• Rocznik: 2022
• Tom: Vol. 28, No. 2
• Strony: 157--168
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 107 poz.

Twórcy

autor

Garzanti Eduardo

• Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Milano-Bicocca, Piazza della Scienza 4, 20126 Milano, Italy

autor

Sternai Pietro

• Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Milano-Bicocca, Piazza della Scienza 4, 20126 Milano, Italy

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