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Effective Field Theories and the Role of Consistency in Theory Choice

Promoting a theory with a finite number of terms into an effective field theory with an infinite number of terms worsens simplicity, predictability, falsifiability, and other attributes often favored in theory choice. However, the importance of these attributes pales in comparison with consistency,...

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Autor principal: Wells, James D.
Lenguaje:eng
Publicado: 2012
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Acceso en línea:http://cds.cern.ch/record/1491891