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.

引用

页码：19 / 35

页数：17

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