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Experiment and the Development of the Theory of Weak Interactions: Fermi's Theory
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 28 February 2022
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One of the enduring problems in history and philosophy of science is the interaction between theory and experiment. Hacking (1983) has argued persuasively that experiment often has a life of its own, independent of theory. Lakatos (1970), on the other hand, has argued that theory often proceeds independently of experimental results. More typically, the interaction seems to be rather complex. Experiment may confirm or refute a theory or call for a new theory. Theory may suggest new experiments, offer a new interpretation of known results, or help to validate an experimental result. These are, of course, not the only possibilities (Hacking 1983 and Franklin 1986, Chapter 4).
In dealing with the complex interaction between theory and experiment the old cliche, “Man proposes, Nature disposes,” has been shown to be far from adequate. Pickering's study of quark models and theory (1984a) has shown that it is not always clear at the time what is being proposed.
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