When an experiment is crucial?
History and Philosophy of Physics
2007-05-23 v1
Abstract
Although we accept that Physics is, as a last resort, an experimental science, the relationship between theory and experiment is far away from being trivial. Any experiment is always explained within a determinate theoretical context and, at the same time, an experiment can give suggestions for theories or even can bring new theoretical challenges. Thus, we cannot say without ambiguity when an experiment is a crucial one.
Cite
@article{arxiv.physics/9807046,
title = {When an experiment is crucial?},
author = {V. Pleitez},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:physics/9807046},
year = {2007}
}
Comments
20 pages, latex, no figures, in portugues