Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Dedication
- Contents
- List of Contributors
- Preface
- 1 Introduction
- Part I Historical and Conceptual Background
- Part II Theory Assessment beyond Empirical Confirmation
- Part III Cosmology and Testability
- 13 The Limits of Cosmology
- 14 The Role of Cosmology in Modern Physics
- 15 Theory Confirmation and Multiverses
- 16 Beyond Falsifiability: Normal Science in a Multiverse
- 17 Gaining Access to the Early Universe
- Part IV Prospects for Confirmation in String Theory
- Index
17 - Gaining Access to the Early Universe
from Part III - Cosmology and Testability
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 06 March 2019
Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Dedication
- Contents
- List of Contributors
- Preface
- 1 Introduction
- Part I Historical and Conceptual Background
- Part II Theory Assessment beyond Empirical Confirmation
- Part III Cosmology and Testability
- 13 The Limits of Cosmology
- 14 The Role of Cosmology in Modern Physics
- 15 Theory Confirmation and Multiverses
- 16 Beyond Falsifiability: Normal Science in a Multiverse
- 17 Gaining Access to the Early Universe
- Part IV Prospects for Confirmation in String Theory
- Index
Summary
direct tests of a theory are not possible, as is the case for most multiverse proposals, the
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- Why Trust a Theory?Epistemology of Fundamental Physics, pp. 315 - 336Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2019
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