Jacquart, Melissa (2020) Observations, Simulations, and Reasoning in Astrophysics. [Preprint]

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Abstract

Astrophysics faces methodological challenges as a result of being a predominantly observation-based science without access to traditional experiments. In light of these challenges, astrophysicists frequently rely on computer simulations. Using collisional ring galaxies as a case study, I argue that computer simulations play three roles in reasoning in astrophysics: (1) hypothesis testing, (2) exploring possibility space, and (3) amplifying observations.

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Item Type:	Preprint
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID Jacquart, Melissa melissajacquart@gmail.com 0000-0003-2144-1588
Keywords:	astrophysics, ring galaxies, hypothesis testing, exploring possibility space, amplifying observations
Subjects:	Specific Sciences > Physics > Astrophysics
Depositing User:	Melissa Jacquart
Date Deposited:	07 Feb 2020 02:41
Last Modified:	07 Feb 2020 02:41
Item ID:	16894
Subjects:	Specific Sciences > Physics > Astrophysics
Date:	2020
URI:	https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/16894

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