Model Dependent Reality
on July 22, 2015
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Physicists nowadays adopt an approach called “model-dependent realism” when using theories or models to explain how the world around us, from the sub-atomic level to the entire universe, works. The idea is that when a theory or model used is successful in explaining a particular physical situation/observation then we assume that it is true and valid. By “successful” we mean that the results predicted by the model agree with experimental results. It may be that an entirely different model for … Read More