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SUMMARY:Modelling at the border of experimental and theoretical practice i
 n physics - Casey McCoy (University of Edinburgh)
DTSTART:20180125T153000Z
DTEND:20180125T170000Z
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CONTACT:Agnes Bolinska
DESCRIPTION:In exploratory contexts in contemporary physics\, such as the 
 hunt for beyond standard model physics and the search for the nature of da
 rk energy\, physicists regularly cite the importance of 'model independenc
 e' for guiding experimental design and interpretation. What is model indep
 endence\, how did it come to be a term of art in physics\, and what is it 
 good for? In answering these questions I show\, among other things\, how e
 pistemic context distinguishes phenomenological modelling from a model ind
 ependent approach\, how this approach produces a means of communication at
  the border of experimental and theoretical practice in physics\, and how 
 model independence creates a target for experimental triangulation.
LOCATION:Seminar Room 2\, Department of History and Philosophy of Science
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