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Reasoning and Explanation in Physics - II

Explanatory Frameworks

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In this part of the article, we briefly review and illustrate the different explanatory frameworks used in modern physics within the acceptable reasoning modes in science (reviewed in the first part). This can help students improve their appreciation of the nature of physics.

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This article draws on the content of the slides used in the talk given by one of us (Arvind Kumar) at IUCAA TLC on 30.4.2022. We thank the reviewer for an important correction in Section 2.3 and other illuminating remarks. The work was carried out under the NIUS programme of HBCSE (TIFR). We acknowledge the support of the Government of India, Department of Atomic Energy under Project Identification No. RTI4001.

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  1. Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai, 400 088, India

    K. K. Mashood, Anwesh Mazumdar & Arvind Kumar

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K. K Mashood is a faculty member at the Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education (TIFR). His interests are in physics education research and cognitive science.

Anwesh Mazumdar is a faculty member at the Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education (TIFR). His research interests include stellar astrophysics and physics education.

Arvind Kumar was a faculty member at the Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education (TIFR) till his retirement in 2008. His main interests are theoretical physics and physics education.

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Mashood, K.K., Mazumdar, A. & Kumar, A. Reasoning and Explanation in Physics - II. Reson 28, 1193–1208 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12045-023-1656-7

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