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A Case Study of a Scientific Error: Context, History and Philosophical Teachings | Pascal Lederer
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25 Jul 2020 | Abstract: | I was led in 1988 to publish in Physical Review Letters, in cooperation with
a team of experimental physicists, a crucial experimental result dealing with a
revolutionary new theory. The conclusions of my paper were proved incorrect a
few months later. I discuss the various factors -scientific, instrumental, but
also psychological, sociological ones - which led to this blunder. Although
this story is a personal one, I believe it sheds some light on the process of
scientifc discovery, falsification, confirmation, and errors. | Source: | arXiv, 2007.12849 | Services: | Forum | Review | PDF | Favorites |
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