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020			_a9781139342513 (ebook)
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040			_aUkCbUP _beng _erda _cUkCbUP
050	0	0	_aQC794.6.S85 _bD39 2013
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100	1		_aDawid, Richard, _d1966- _eauthor.
245	1	0	_aString theory and the scientific method / _cRichard Dawid, University of Vienna.
246	3		_aString Theory & the Scientific Method
264		1	_aCambridge : _bCambridge University Press, _c2013.
300			_a1 online resource (x, 202 pages) : _bdigital, PDF file(s).
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
500			_aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
505	0		_aString theory -- The conceptual framework -- The assessment of scientific underdetermination in string theory -- The dynamics of high energy physics -- Scientific underdetermination in physics and beyond -- Final theory claims -- An altered perspective on scientific realism.
520			_aString theory has played a highly influential role in theoretical physics for nearly three decades and has substantially altered our view of the elementary building principles of the Universe. However, the theory remains empirically unconfirmed, and is expected to remain so for the foreseeable future. So why do string theorists have such a strong belief in their theory? This book explores this question, offering a novel insight into the nature of theory assessment itself. Dawid approaches the topic from a unique position, having extensive experience in both philosophy and high-energy physics. He argues that string theory is just the most conspicuous example of a number of theories in high-energy physics where non-empirical theory assessment has an important part to play. Aimed at physicists and philosophers of science, the book does not use mathematical formalism and explains most technical terms.
650		0	_aString models.
650		0	_aScience _xMethodology.
776	0	8	_iPrint version: _z9781107029712
856	4	0	_uhttps://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139342513
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