Roman Frigg (London School of Economics)
Modelling plays an important role in scientific exploration. Many aspects of both target systems and theories are explored by studying models. How and why can models be put into the service of exploration? Using the DEKI account of representation, I explain model-based exploration in terms of the application of a translation key. This raises the question: what are keys and what kinds of keys are there? The working hypothesis of this paper is the models in mechanics mostly use limit keys. I then ask the question whether these keys also illuminate how biologists think about models.
