Koberinski, Adam (2024) The breakdown of effective field theory in particle physics: Lessons for understanding intertheoretic relations. [Preprint]

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Abstract

Effective field theory (EFT) is a computationally powerful theoretical framework, finding application in many areas of physics. The framework, applied to the Standard Model of particle physics, is even more empirically successful than our theoretical understanding would lead us to expect. I argue that this is a problem for our understanding of how the Standard Model relates to some successor theory. The problem manifests as two theoretical anomalies involving relevant parameters: the cosmological constant and the Higgs mass. The persistent failure to fix these anomalies from within suggests that the way forward is to go beyond the EFT framework.

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Item Type:	Preprint
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID Koberinski, Adam akoberin@uwo.ca 0000-0001-7605-4214
Additional Information:	Forthcoming in Philosophy of Science
Keywords:	Effective field theory Intertheoretic relations Theory construction
Subjects:	Specific Sciences > Physics Specific Sciences > Physics > Quantum Field Theory General Issues > Structure of Theories
Depositing User:	Dr. Adam Koberinski
Date Deposited:	14 Jun 2024 16:48
Last Modified:	14 Jun 2024 16:48
Item ID:	23572
Subjects:	Specific Sciences > Physics Specific Sciences > Physics > Quantum Field Theory General Issues > Structure of Theories
Date:	2024
URI:	https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/23572

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