Friederich, Simon and Harlander, Robert V. and Karaca, Koray (2014) Philosophical perspectives on ad hoc-hypotheses and the Higgs mechanism. [Preprint]
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Abstract
We examine physicists' charge of ad hocness against the Higgs mechanism in the standard model of elementary particle physics. We argue that even though this charge never rested on a clear-cut and well-entrenched definition of "ad hoc", it is based on conceptual and methodological assumptions and principles that are well-founded elements of the scientific practice of high-energy particle physics. We further evaluate the implications of the recent discovery of a Higgs-like particle at the CERN's Large Hadron Collider for the charge of ad hocness against the Higgs mechanism.
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Additional Information: | citable version is: Synthese, 191, 3897-3917 (2014) | ||||||||||||
Keywords: | ad hoc, methodology, particle physics, Higgs mechanism, naturalness | ||||||||||||
Subjects: | Specific Sciences > Physics > Fields and Particles Specific Sciences > Physics > Quantum Field Theory General Issues > Theory Change |
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Depositing User: | Dr. Simon Friederich | ||||||||||||
Date Deposited: | 03 Nov 2014 13:27 | ||||||||||||
Last Modified: | 03 Nov 2014 13:27 | ||||||||||||
Item ID: | 11115 | ||||||||||||
Official URL: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs11229-... | ||||||||||||
DOI or Unique Handle: | 10.1007/s11229-014-0504-4 | ||||||||||||
Subjects: | Specific Sciences > Physics > Fields and Particles Specific Sciences > Physics > Quantum Field Theory General Issues > Theory Change |
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Date: | 3 November 2014 | ||||||||||||
URI: | https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/11115 |
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