"Der Trick sind die Idealisierungen. […] Dieses System ähnelt keineswegs dem der Mathematik, in welcher jedes Ding definiert werden kann, und dann wissen wir nicht, wovon wir reden. In der Tat ist es das Herrliche an der Mathematik, dass wir nicht sagen müssen, wovon wir reden. Das Herrliche liegt darin, dass die Gesetze, die Argumente und die Logik unabhängig davon sind, was "es" ist."
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Vorlesungen über Physik, Band I, Kap. 12.1 (Übersetzung: Heinz Köhler), Seite 165, Oldenbourg München Wien, 5. Aufl. 2007
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