Screams for explanation: finetuning and naturalness in the foundations of physics
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DOI: 10.1007/s11229-019-02377-5
Abstract: We critically analyze the rationale of arguments from finetuning and naturalness in particle physics and cosmology, notably the small values of the mass of the Higgs-boson and the cosmological constant. We identify several new reasons… read more here.
Keywords: finetuning naturalness; explanation finetuning; screams explanation; physics ... See more keywords