Dawid, Richard (2015) Bayesian Perspectives on the Discovery of the Higgs Particle. [Preprint]

PDF (Synthese)Bayesian_Perspectives_on_the_Discovery_of_the_Higgs.pdf Download (254kB)

Abstract

It is argued that the high degree of trust in the Higgs particle before its discovery raises the question of a Bayesian perspective on data analysis in high energy physics in an interesting way that differs from other suggestions regarding the deployment of Bayesian strategies in the field.

---

Export/Citation:

EndNote | BibTeX | Dublin Core | ASCII/Text Citation (Chicago) | HTML Citation | OpenURL

Social Networking:

Share |

---

Item Type:	Preprint
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID Dawid, Richard richard.dawid@philosophy.su.se
Additional Information:	The paper will be published in Synthese
Keywords:	Gauge field theory, standard model, Higgs, Bayesianism, confirmation, look elsewhere effect
Subjects:	General Issues > Confirmation/Induction General Issues > Experimentation Specific Sciences > Probability/Statistics Specific Sciences > Physics > Quantum Field Theory General Issues > Theory/Observation
Depositing User:	Dr. Richard Dawid
Date Deposited:	02 Oct 2015 15:43
Last Modified:	10 Feb 2017 15:42
Item ID:	11700
Subjects:	General Issues > Confirmation/Induction General Issues > Experimentation Specific Sciences > Probability/Statistics Specific Sciences > Physics > Quantum Field Theory General Issues > Theory/Observation
Date:	October 2015
URI:	https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/11700

Monthly Views for the past 3 years

Monthly Downloads for the past 3 years

Plum Analytics

Actions (login required)

View Item