Relating Incomplete Data and Incomplete Theory

Physics – High Energy Physics – High Energy Physics - Phenomenology

Scientific paper

Rate now

  [ 0.00 ] – not rated yet Voters 0   Comments 0

Details

43 pages, 1 figure

Scientific paper

10.1103/PhysRevD.70.095006

Assuming string theorists will not soon provide a compelling case for the primary theory underlying particle physics, the field will proceed as it has historically: with data stimulating and testing ideas. Ideally the soft supersymmetry breaking Lagrangian will be measured and its patterns will point to the underlying theory. But there are two new problems. First a matter of principle: the theory may be simplest at distance scales and in numbers of dimensions where direct experiments are not possible. Second a practical problem: in the foreseeable future (with mainly hadron collider data) too few observables can be measured to lead to direct connections between experiment and theory. In this paper we discuss and study these issues and consider ways to circumvent the problems, studying models to test methods. We propose a semi-quantitative method for focusing and sharpening thinking when trying to relate incomplete data to incomplete theory, as will probably be necessary.

No associations

LandOfFree

Say what you really think

Search LandOfFree.com for scientists and scientific papers. Rate them and share your experience with other people.

Rating

Relating Incomplete Data and Incomplete Theory does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this scientific paper.

If you have personal experience with Relating Incomplete Data and Incomplete Theory, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Relating Incomplete Data and Incomplete Theory will most certainly appreciate the feedback.

Rate now

     

Profile ID: LFWR-SCP-O-308082

  Search
All data on this website is collected from public sources. Our data reflects the most accurate information available at the time of publication.