类比推理在库仑定律建立中的作用——兼论类比推理的局限性

Functions of analogical reasoning in the formulation of Coulomb law——A concurrent discussion about the limitations of analogical reasoning

对相关历史资料充分考察,通过对类比推理在库仑定律建立的过程中所起作用的例证分析,尝试建立类比推理在库仑定律建立过程中的理论模型,从方法论的角度进一步探讨类比推理的功能,并对库仑定律与万有引力定律的本质差异性进行深刻剖析,讨论类比推理的局限性.

Based on deep probing into the relevant historical literature and through an analysis of some examples, this paper aims to construct the theoretical models for illustrating the functions of analogical reasoning in the formulation of Coulomb law. It also further explores the functions of analogical reasoning from the perspective of methodology, and makes a deep analysis of the essential differences between Coulomb law and the law of universal gravitation and the limitations of analogical reasoning.