E. W. Beth as a philosopher of physics

E. W. Beth as a philosopher of physics

This paper examines E.W. Beth’s work in the philosophy of physics, both from a historical and a systematic point of view. Beth saw the philosophy of physics first of all as an opportunity to illustrate and promulgate a new and modern general approach to the philosophy of nature and to philosophy tout court: an approach characterized negatively by its rejection of all traditional metaphysics and...

Experimental W Boson Physics at Future e + e - Linear Colliders

_~ The study of triple and quartic gauge boson vertices will be the centerpiece of experimental W boson physics at the next generation e+e’ linear collider. We examine the sensitivity of a fi = 500 GeV e+e‘ linear collider to anomalous structure in the W+W-y and W+W-2 vertices. These vertices are tested by observing the reactions e-7 + VW’, yy -+ W+ W’ , and e+e’ + W+ W’ . we also look at W+ W’...

Albert Einstein as a Philosopher of Science

© 2005 American Institute of Physics, S-0031-9228-0512-010-9 N explicit engagement with the philosophy of science plays almost no role in the training of physicists or in physics research. What little the student learns about philosophical issues is typically learned casually, by a kind of intellectual osmosis. One picks up ideas and opinions in the lecture hall, in the laboratory, and in colla...

Newton as Philosopher

Search for new physics indirect effects in e+e− → W+W− at linear colliders with polarized beams

We discuss the potential of a 0.5 TeV linear collider to explore manifestations of extended (or alternative) electroweak models of current interest, through measurements of the reaction ee → WW with both initial and final states polarization. Specifically, we consider the possibility to put stringent constraints on lepton mixing (or extended lepton couplings) and Z−Z ′ mixing, showing in partic...