通往多元宇宙之路上的概念挑战
Conceptual Challenges on the Road to the Multiverse
摘要:
目前关于从单一宇宙到多元宇宙的可能范式变化的辩论可能对我们的宇宙学和一般科学的观点产生深刻影响。因此,这些影响值得从基本概念层面加以分析。我们简要回顾了历史上和当代物理学中不同的多元宇宙思想。然后,我们讨论了科学哲学中关于科学进步的几个立场,并将其应用于多元宇宙的辩论。最后,我们构建了一个物理的多元宇宙场景的一些关键概念,并讨论了这个场景必须处理的挑战,以提供一个坚实的,可测试的理论。
英文摘要:
The current debate about a possible change of paradigm from a single universe to a multiverse scenario could have deep implications on our view of cosmology and of science in general. These implications therefore deserve to be analyzed from a fundamental conceptual level. We briefly review the different multiverse ideas, both historically and within contemporary physics. We then discuss several positions within philosophy of science with regard to scientific progress, and apply these to the multiverse debate. Finally, we construct some key concepts for a physical multiverse scenario and discuss the challenges this scenario has to deal with in order to provide a solid, testable theory.
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