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AGPhil: Arbeitsgruppe Philosophie der Physik

AGPhil 7: Symmetries and Principles

AGPhil 7.4: Vortrag

Mittwoch, 23. März 2022, 18:00–18:30, AGPhil-H14

A neo-Kantian approach to the epistemology of the LHC flavour anomalies — •Alex Seuthe — Technische Universität Dortmund

Large scale experiments at the LHC, like the LHCb experiment, seek to answer questions about the fundamental structure of matter and the nature of the cosmos. Since the discovery of the Higgs boson and correspondingly of all predicted particles of the Standard Model, the field is faced with an open horizon for gaining knowledge. In flavour physics, various anomalies in b → s ℓ⁺ ℓ⁻ decays have been attracting attention in recent years. Although the single measurements are not yet statistically significant for a discovery, the overall picture might hint at possible extensions or modifications of the Standard Model. So far, only little epistemological reflection on the scientific process related to these anomalies has been presented. In my talk, I suggest a first attempt utilizing Ernst Cassirer’s concept of science as a series process towards the limit of reality. Here, the experimental anomalies and theoretical explanatory models, including specific models or model-independent effective theories, stand in an alternating series of cognitions, oriented towards the ideal of reality as a regulative principle.