The implementation, interpretation, and justification of likelihoods in cosmology

被引：6
作者：
McCoy, C. D. [1 ]
机构：
[1] Univ Edinburgh, Sch Philosophy Psychol & Language Sci, Dugald Stewart Bldg,3 Charles St, Edinburgh EH8 9AD, Midlothian, Scotland
来源：
STUDIES IN HISTORY AND PHILOSOPHY OF MODERN PHYSICS | 2018年 / 62卷
基金：
欧洲研究理事会;
关键词：
Cosmology; Probability; General relativity; Typicality; SPACE; TYPICALITY; PROBABILITY; PRINCIPLE; TOPOLOGY; FLATNESS; LAWS;
D O I：
10.1016/j.shpsb.2017.05.002
中图分类号：
N09 [自然科学史]; B [哲学、宗教];
学科分类号：
01 ; 0101 ; 010108 ; 060207 ; 060305 ; 0712 ;
摘要：
I discuss the formal implementation, interpretation, and justification of likelihood attributions in cosmology. I show that likelihood arguments in cosmology suffer from significant conceptual and formal problems that undermine their applicability in this context. (C) 2017 The Author. Published by Elsevier Ltd.
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页码：19 / 35
页数：17
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