Table of Contents: Philosophy of Astrophysics :

Philosophy of Astrophysics : Stars, Simulations, and the Struggle to Determine What Is Out There.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Mills Boyd, Nora.
Other Authors:	De Baerdemaeker, Siska., Heng, Kevin., Matarese, Vera.
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Cham : Springer International Publishing AG, 2023.
Edition:	1st ed.
Series:	Synthese Library
Subjects:	Electronic books.
Online Access:	Click to View

Table of Contents:

Intro
Acknowledgements
Contents
About the Editors
1 Introduction
1.1 Philosophy of Astrophysics Until Today
1.2 Philosophy of Astrophysics in This Volume
References
Part I Theory, Observation, and the Relation Between Them
2 Laboratory Astrophysics: Lessons for Epistemologyof Astrophysics
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Astrophysics as So-Called Observational Science
2.3 Laboratory Supernova Research and Physical Similarity Arguments
2.4 Attend to "Empirical" Not "Experimental"
2.5 Lessons for Epistemology of Astrophysics
References
3 A Crack in the Track of the Hubble Constant
3.1 Introduction
3.2 How to Track the Hubble Constant
3.2.1 Jack and the Magic Bean: Building a Cosmic Distance Ladder in the Local Universe
3.2.2 Hubble Constant in the Early Universe
3.3 A Tale of Two Values: The Hubble Crisis
3.3.1 The Blossoming of New Measurement Techniques
3.3.2 Houston, We have a Rogue Measure
3.4 Should We Call it a Crisis?
3.4.1 From Robustness to Reliability
3.4.2 Temporary Discrepancy vs. Residual Discrepancy
3.4.2.1 The Example of Time-Delay Cosmography
3.4.2.2 Systematic Replication and Unknown Unknowns
3.5 Conclusion
References
4 Theory Testing in Gravitational-Wave Astrophysics
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Epistemic Challenges for Theory Testing
4.3 Testing General Relativity
4.4 Theory-Testing Beyond Individual Events
4.4.1 Binary Black Hole Formation Channels
4.4.2 Measuring the Hubble Constant
4.5 Conclusion
References
5 Hybrid Enrichment of Theory and Observation in Next-Generation Stellar Population Synthesis
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Stellar Population Synthesis in Astrophysics
5.3 Next-Generation Population Synthesis
5.3.1 High-Resolution Surveys and Theoretical Reasoning
5.3.2 Model-Based Measurement of Physical Parameters.
5.4 Conclusion
References
6 Doing More with Less: Dark Matter &amp
Modified Gravity
6.1 Introduction
6.2 Astronomical and Cosmological Explananda
6.3 Unification and Simplicity
6.4 Assessment
6.5 Philosophical Lessons
6.6 Conclusion
References
Part II Models and Simulations
7 Stellar Structure Models Revisited: Evidence and Data in Asteroseismology
7.1 Three Aims in the Philosophy of Stellar Astrophysics
7.2 A Very Brief History of Stellar Astrophysics
7.3 `Fictional Conditionals' in Stellar Structure Modelling
7.4 Asteroseismology: The Observational Basis of Stellar Astrophysics Revisited
7.5 From Experimenter's Regress to Modeller's Nest
7.6 Conclusions
References
8 Idealizations in Astrophysical Computer Simulations
8.1 Introduction
8.2 Epistemic Challenges in Astrophysical Methodology
8.3 Case Study: Collisional Ring Galaxies and Their Computer Simulations
8.4 Idealizations, De-idealizations, and Representation in Astrophysical Computer Simulations
8.4.1 Kinds of Idealizations in Astrophysical Computer Simulations
8.4.2 Idealizations and the Aims of Astrophysical Computer Simulations
8.4.3 De-idealizations &amp
Astrophysical Computer Simulations
8.4.4 Idealizations, De-idealizations, and Epistemic Status of Simulations
8.5 Conclusion
References
9 Simulation Verification in Practice
9.1 Introduction
9.2 A Survey of Galaxy MHD Simulation Codes
9.3 Fluid-Mixing Instabilities and Test Development
9.4 Leveraging Both Physics and Numerics
9.5 Conclusion
References
10 (What) Do We Learn from Code Comparisons? A Case Study of Self-Interacting Dark Matter Implementations
10.1 Introduction
10.2 Code Comparisons in Astrophysics
10.3 Comparing Self-Interacting Dark Matter Implementations
10.3.1 SIDM in Gizmo and Arepo.
10.3.2 Methodology of Our Code Comparison
10.3.3 Results of Our Code Comparison
10.4 Discussion
10.4.1 Avoiding Tensions
10.4.2 The Eliminative Approach
10.4.3 Code Comparison as Eliminative Reasoning
10.5 Conclusion
References
11 Simulation and Experiment Revisited: Temporal Data in Astronomy and Astrophysics
11.1 Introduction
11.2 Epistemology of Simulations and Experiments
11.3 Materiality and Representation
11.3.1 Intervention and Observation
11.4 A&amp
A Simulation and Temporal Data
11.4.1 The Nature of Temporal Data
11.4.2 Examples
11.4.3 Challenges
11.4.4 Discussion
11.5 Conclusion
References
12 What's in a Survey? Simulation-Induced Selection Effects in Astronomy
12.1 Introduction
12.2 Selection Effects in Astrophysics
12.3 Case Study: What Triggers Quasar Activity?
12.4 Conclusion
References
Part III Black Holes
13 On the Epistemology of Observational Black Hole Astrophysics
13.1 Introduction
13.2 Epistemic Access to Black Holes
13.2.1 No Interventions on Black Holes
13.2.2 Indirect Observability of Black Holes
13.3 Interpreting Many Definitions of Black Holes
13.3.1 Cluster Concepts, Perspectives, and Other Possible Reactions to the Many Definitions of Black Holes
13.3.2 Relationships Between Different Definitions of Black Holes
13.3.3 Consequences of Relationships Between Many Definitions
13.4 Short Dynamical Timescales
13.4.1 Timescales in Black Hole Astrophysics
13.4.2 Consequences of Short Dynamical Timescales
13.5 Conclusions
References
14 Black Holes and Analogy
14.1 Introduction
14.2 Two Analogies in Contemporary Black Hole Physics
14.2.1 Analogical Reasoning
14.2.2 Analogue Gravity
14.2.2.1 The Positive Analogy
14.2.2.2 Formalisation
14.2.3 Black Hole Thermodynamics.
14.2.3.1 The Positive Analogy
14.2.3.2 The Negative Analogy
14.2.3.3 The Hypothetical Analogy?
14.2.3.4 Formalisation
14.3 What Is the Relationship Between Them?
14.3.1 Naïve Formalism
14.3.2 Sophisticated Formalism
14.3.3 Classicalism
14.4 Conclusion
References
15 Extragalactic Reality Revisited: Astrophysics and Entity Realism
15.1 Introduction
15.2 Entity Realism
15.2.1 Hacking's Manipulationist Account
15.2.2 Cartwright's Causal-Explanatory Account
15.2.3 Chakravartty's Semi-realism
15.3 Astrophysical Black Holes
15.3.1 Discovery of Black Holes
15.3.1.1 Stellar Black Holes
15.3.1.2 Supermassive Black Holes
15.4 Black Hole Realism?
15.4.1 Cartwright
15.4.1.1 Multi-Messenger Astronomy
15.4.2 Chakravartty
15.5 Concluding Remarks
References
Part IV Concluding Thoughts
16 Reflections by a Theoretical Astrophysicist
References
17 Annotated Bibliography
17.1 Introduction
17.2 Methodologies in Astrophysics
17.3 Models and Simulations
17.4 Realism and Antirealism
17.5 Theories and Testing
17.6 SSK and Social Issues
17.7 Typicality and Extra-Terrestrials
17.8 Dark Matter and MOND.

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