Experiment, Right Or Wrong
Experiment, Right Or Wrong

Author: Allan Franklin

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 1990-05-25

Total Pages: 252

ISBN-13: 9780521382076

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In Experiment, Right or Wrong, Allan Franklin continues his investigation of the history and philosophy of experiment presented in his previous book, The Neglect of Experiment. In this new study, Franklin considers the fallibility and corrigibility of experimental results and presents detailed histories of two such episodes: 1) the experiment and the development of the theory of weak interactions from Fermi's theory in 1934 to the V-A theory of 1957 and 2) atomic parity violation experiments and the Weinberg-Salam unified theory of electroweak interactions of the 1970s and 1980s. In these episodes Franklin demonstrates not only that experimental results can be wrong, but also that theoretical calculations and the comparison between experiment and theory can also be incorrect. In the second episode, Franklin contrasts his view of an "evidence model" of science in which questions of theory choice, confirmation, and refutation are decided on the basis of reliable experimental evidence, with that proposed by the social constructivists.

Particle Physics: Perspectives And Opportunities - Report Of The Dpf Committee On Long-term Planning
Particle Physics: Perspectives And Opportunities - Report Of The Dpf Committee On Long-term Planning

Author: Robert N Cahn

Publisher: World Scientific

Published: 1995-09-20

Total Pages: 318

ISBN-13: 9814549223

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This book is the result of a broad-based and in-depth study of high energy physics commissioned by the Executive Committee of the Division of Particles and Fields of the American Physical Society. This year-long study was initiated in the early 1994, in the wake of the cancellation of the SSC, and is meant to complement the report of the Drell HEPAP subpanel, charged with providing a vision for the future of the field. The DPF study of high energy physics was organized on the basis of the working groups, each led by a number of co-conveners chosen among established leaders in the various subspecialties in the field. These conveners, in turn, organized their working groups by inviting other active workers in the discipline to participate and gathered further input from the community by holding a variety of specialized meetings and workshops. This book contains the final reports of the 11 working groups assembled for the study, along with an extended overview and executive summary by the editors.

Annuaire Europeen 1991
Annuaire Europeen 1991

Author: J. L. Messia

Publisher: Martinus Nijhoff Publishers

Published: 1993-07-15

Total Pages: 1272

ISBN-13: 9780792319597

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The "European Yearbook" promotes the scientific study of European organisations and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Each volume contains a detailed survey of the history, structure and yearly activities of each organisation and an up-to-date chart providing a clear overview of the member states of each organisation. In addition, a number of articles on topics of general interest are included in each volume. A general index by subject and name, and a cumulative index of all the articles which have appeared in the "Yearbook," are included in every volume and provide direct access to the "Yearbook's" subject matter. Each volume contains a comprehensive bibliography covering the year's relevant publications. This is an indispensable work of reference for anyone dealing with the European institutions.

Topics On Physics At High Energy Colliders - Proceedings Of The Xix International Meeting On Fundamental Physics
Topics On Physics At High Energy Colliders - Proceedings Of The Xix International Meeting On Fundamental Physics

Author: E Fernandez

Publisher: World Scientific

Published: 1992-10-28

Total Pages: 248

ISBN-13: 9814554146

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Though there are several books on the Singapore economy, none have focused on the time series-based investigations. This book tries to address that gap and attempts to add to what we know from studies in the descriptive tradition. It is a compendium of twenty of the author's academic studies on the Singapore economy which have appeared previously as journal papers, book chapters, and feature articles. The papers share a common methodology of social scientific enquiry viz., time series econometrics, and are divided into three parts: macroeconomy, business cycles and forecasting. Each part brings together empirical essays that deal with particular aspects of these related fields. The book will be of interest to economists, policy-makers and students seeking a quantitatively informed understanding of the Singapore economy.

Particle Phenomenology In The 90's - Proceedings Of The Workshop In High Energy Physics Phenomenology Ii
Particle Phenomenology In The 90's - Proceedings Of The Workshop In High Energy Physics Phenomenology Ii

Author: Partha Ghose

Publisher: World Scientific

Published: 1992-03-27

Total Pages: 450

ISBN-13: 9814556009

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Second in a series of international workshops in high energy physics, WHEPP II dealt with front- line areas of particle phenomenology with an eye to new physics with planned accelerators. Among the topics discussed were: (a) collider physics and structure functions, (b) B physics, hadronic matrix elements and lattice results, (c) new particle search and model building, (d) LEP results and radiative corrections to electro-weak processes and (e) baryon number violation in electroweak processes.