Philosophical perspectives on ad hoc hypotheses and the Higgs mechanism
Philosophical perspectives on ad hoc hypotheses and the Higgs mechanism
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DOI：
10.1007/s11229-014-0504-4
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发表时间：
2014-11-01
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1.5
通讯作者：
Karaca, Koray
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作者：
Friederich, Simon;Harlander, Robert;Karaca, Koray
我们在基本粒子物理学的标准模型中检验了物理学家对希格斯机制的临时指控。我们认为，尽管这一指控从来没有建立在“临时”的明确和根深蒂固的定义之上，但它是基于概念和方法论的假设和原则，这些假设和原则是高能粒子物理科学实践的有充分根据的要素。我们进一步评估了欧洲核子研究中心大型强子对撞机最近发现的类希格斯粒子对于针对希格斯机制的临时指控的影响。
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.