Mathematics and Measurement

In this paper we describe the role that mathematics plays in measurement science at NIST. We first survey the history behind NIST’s current work in this area, starting with the NBS Math Tables project of the 1930s. We then provide examples of more recent efforts in the application of mathematics to...

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Autores principales: Boisvert, Ronald F., Donahue, Michael J., Lozier, Daniel W., McMichael, Robert, Rust, Bert W.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: [Gaithersburg, MD] : U.S. Dept. of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology 2001
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4865281/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27500024
http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/jres.106.011
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Sumario:In this paper we describe the role that mathematics plays in measurement science at NIST. We first survey the history behind NIST’s current work in this area, starting with the NBS Math Tables project of the 1930s. We then provide examples of more recent efforts in the application of mathematics to measurement science, including the solution of ill-posed inverse problems, characterization of the accuracy of software for micromagnetic modeling, and in the development and dissemination of mathematical reference data. Finally, we comment on emerging issues in measurement science to which mathematicians will devote their energies in coming years.

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