Abstract
Computers provide tools suprisingly effective in analyzing physical processes. The interaction of analytical and computer methods of physical research has been synergistic. Examples are given of the conceptual advances which have been spurred by the interaction of computer and classical analysis. It is argued that a new age in physical research is beginning and that the power of computer tools has scarcely been tapped.
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Dreitlein, J. The unreasonable effectiveness of computer physics. Found Phys 23, 923–930 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01891515
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01891515