This paper provides a sorely-needed evaluation of the view that mathematical explanations in science explain by unifying. Illustrating with some novel examples, I argue that the view is misguided. For believers in mathematical explanations in science, my discussion rules out one way of spelling out how they work, bringing us one step closer to the right way. For non-believers, it contributes to a divide-and-conquer strategy for showing that there are no such explanations in science. My discussion also undermines the appeal to unifying power in support of the enhanced indispensability argument.

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统一和数学解释

本文对科学中的数学解释可以统一解释的观点提供了迫切需要的评估。我以一些新颖的例子来说明，我认为这种观点是错误的。对于科学中数学解释的信奉者，我的讨论排除了阐明其工作方式的一种方法，使我们更接近正确的方法。对于非信徒，它有助于采取分而治之的策略，以表明科学中没有这种解释。我的讨论还破坏了支持统一力量以支持不可或缺的论点的呼吁。