Worlds and strings: ontology and epistemology in fundamental physics

This work is divided into two major topics: many-worlds (or multiverse) theories in cosmology and Richard Dawids string theory-based epistemology, or non-empirical confirmation theory, as he calls it. The former is discussed in part I and the latter in part II of this dissertation. These topics...

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Main Author: Diana Taschetto
Other Authors: Osvaldo Frota Pessoa Junior
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2018
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Online Access:http://www.teses.usp.br/teses/disponiveis/8/8133/tde-12072018-142239/