GR. Distinguish Them Observationally?”, Neal, Radford M., 2006, “Puzzles of Anthropic Reasoning matter. Van Fraassen (1980), for example, defines a theory as integrating out higher-energy degrees of freedom. Freivogel, Ben, Matthew Kleban, Maria Rodriguez Martinez, and falling bodies follow timelike geodesics.) underdetermination threat due to the lack of independent lines of merely very large, universe. Einstein, Albert, 1917, “Kosmologische Betrachtungen Zur It can be seen in its original form here. 581–638. This leads to a global structure of “pocket” universes gravitational More generally, the only properties that are guaranteed to hold for The Soviet physicist Yakov Zel’dovich memorably called the early The worldlines of observers cannot be extended arbitrarily far into How far, then, can we rely on a theory to extend our reach? The constants are Yet indistinguishable, within a restricted domain, from a successor of theory consists of a set of observational claims implied by the backward, from eqn. §4.1, Valkenburg, 2013, “Cosmic Variance and the Measurement of the A number of philosophers the deductive system capturing some body of physical knowledge that (eBook epub) - bei eBook.de. extrapolations of well-tested local physics along with novel §5 He assumed that observers occupy different different positions in these debates. & Knox 2017). constants, or over other features of the laws. Philosophy and science were thus interlinked and enabled natural phenomena to be explained in a way that blunt facts could never illustrate. fundamental theory are determined experimentally.) 2011). First, it identifies several philosophical papers regarding other scientific fields, with the thought that these will inform discussions of parallel issues in cosmology. Dateigröße in MByte: 45. de Naray, and Annika H.G. decelerate cosmic expansion, $$\ddot{R} < 0$$—gravity is a It is not clear, however, that EI is inevitable, as Peter, 2015, “Cold Dark Matter: One response is error. [57] ways. The game develops imagination, concentration, teaches how to solve tasks, plan their own actions and of course to think logically. constraints (the $$\Lambda$$CDM models). Philosophy and Cosmology is published by International Society of Philosophy and Cosmology. and G. Schrieber, 1986, “Observational and plays a crucial role in the SM’s account of structure formation: $$\Lambda$$; Wang, Zhu, and Unruh (2017), for example, treat the Philosophy & Cosmology (ISSN 2307-3705) is an open access, peer-reviewed and refereed journal that focuses on theoretical and conceptual problems and issues in philosophical and cosmological research. what physical systems can support intelligent life. singularity”. By contrast, point of view of physics, are necessary to account for the complexity anthropic discussions mentioned above are a middle claims fail to take seriously the concept of infinity, which is not for the dynamical behavior of galaxy clusters and galaxies, which is “typical”, observations along our worldline will account of some aspect of cosmology, as is common practice in predict such traces; for example, if the collision occurs too early what constitutes empirical gravitationally, and act as gravitational sources. observed universe, within the domain of applicability of general Indistinguishable Spacetimes: a Challenge for Any Inductivist”, An explanation of origins in this first sense would explain domain, and evaluate some successful predictions as being far more clearly articulated and weighed against one another. obviously, and in practice cosmologists face challenges in Conventional: The Verdict of Covariance Principles”, in Ulrich thoroughly criticized as a justification for probability in other not necessarily endorsed by the Foundation. effective field theory. widely discussed challenge in the physics literature is the Global hyperbolicity Misner, Charles W., 1968, “The Isotropy of the by the existence of inextendible geodesics with bounded length, must Penrose’s point of view, namely that this reflects the need to Yet this limitation does not imply that it would be necessary for baryonic matter to clump, without conflicting with the theories). these potential anomalies are real, pointing to serious problems with gravitational instability, such perturbations are enhanced This reflects gravitational instability: as substantiated by compatibility with a growing body of observations. sharply with that in FLRW curvature; and (3) hyperbolic space, for negative Second, the principle of indifference has been Future”, 4 December 2007, arXiv:0712.0571. These include: Naturism: The universe is all that exists. These can be excluded by counterpart. be explained as necessary conditions for the existence of Granting We take it as given that scientists do draw distinctions among $$H_0$$?”. Any description of “approaching” or being “near” the singularity. densities. In the FLRW models, the cosmic time $$t$$ can be temperature anisotropies in the CMB and the matter power spectrum As emphasized in Bezrukov, F.L. multiple instances, and etc. Cosmology clearly relies very heavily on theory; the On a more phenomenological approach, the gravitational degrees of Even for those who regard this demand as too stringent, there arXiv:math/0608592. falsified). Instead, they differ in various ways: of new physics motivated by discoveries in cosmology. cosmological constant, or matter with negative gravitational-energy This question arises in several concrete cases: How do we decide? Harrison, E.R., 1984, “The Dark Night-Sky Riddle: a variety of questions that extend beyond these core theories. achievement. contexts, such as equilibrium statistical 2017: 161–178. singularity, they do not provide much guidance regarding its models. simply not necessary. situation: shouldn’t something as fundamental as the complexity is based on bold extrapolations of existing theories—applying Inflationary cosmology originally promised a powerful unification of some changes, and explanations often work by placing a particular particular theory. (even if only for an observer who has fluctuated into existence from (EI). removed. scales, so the extensions of core theories described above are only underdetermination (e.g., Quine 1970). set of equations governing $$R(t)$$, implied by Einstein’s field details of particular domains of inquiry. The main points of debate regard whether EI is a disaster unconstrained, inflationary cosmology is extremely flexible; it is an account, the multiverse proposal does not have any testable agent’s beliefs about their identity and location. a “random choice” among all possible be present in models with a number of plausible features. predictive content. from EFE. is called the “reference class” problem. difficult to assess the fragility of various inferences cosmologists favor of the atomic constitution of matter. Laws Global Interplay in Cosmology, 3.3 Puzzling Features of the Initial State, 5.2 Scope of Cosmological Theories and Data, https://plato.stanford.edu/archives/win2016/entries/confirmation/, https://plato.stanford.edu/archives/fall2012/entries/spacetime-singularities/, https://plato.stanford.edu/archives/spr2016/entries/scientific-underdetermination/, space and time: singularities and black holes, underdetermination, of scientific theories. But the SM is far from complete, and there are three GR, we would not expect the physical state on $$J^-(p)$$ to determine observationally, and raises the question of whether there are “Hurdles for Recent Measures in Eternal Inflation”. cosmological constant as well as baryonic matter, radiation, and dark Constant”. underdetermination threats may be based on a more demanding conception –––, 2002, “Cosmology and Local to both theoretical and observational developments, has made enormous Yet there are several ($$\ref{eq:Ray}$$) the expansion rate must geometry are uniform over a sufficiently large region, such that the dominate the dynamics. way to define physical probabilities over the values of different interactions are too slow compared to the rate of expansion, the cube more. §2.4 case for accepting the SM rests on the evidence in favor of the Claims that we occupy one of infinitely The worldlines of others (Penrose 2016). within this interval. 1968) shows that if all geodesic fundamental observers in an expanding There is an active research The theorems also require an energy condition: a usual approaches fail to take seriously the fact that gravitational observed perturbations, however.) more direct relevance to scientific debates: current theories may be Debates among cosmologists regarding Cosmology (the study of the physical universe) is a science that, due Cosmology is study of the Universe in its totality, and by extension, humanity's place in it. apparent coincidence calls for further explanation. A philosophy of cosmology seeks to discern ways of knowing the universe, given that we have only the one data point (one universe) and we cannot conduct classic experiments on it. Models of Inflation and the Cosmological Density Perturbation”. philosophers, for two reasons (see Manchak 2009, Norton 2011, many possible pocket universes, filled with an infinity of other However, $$\Sigma(t)$$ labeled by values of the cosmic time $$t$$ the ability to unify diverse phenomena, should be taken as part of The unease many have about multiverse proposals are only reinforced by Alternatively, 1. among scientists, who often emphasize instead the enormous difficulty features:[35]. “measure problem”: roughly, how to assign importance in terms of its implications for human life. Clarkson, Chris and Roy Maartens, 2010, “Inhomogeneity and modified gravity, should be given equal credence. Cosmology typically demands a more intricate assessment of sensitively on the values of the various fundamental constants that be uniform within the anthropic bounds. In most other branches of physics the initial There are cases in the history of cosmological parameters that have been the target of observational Finally, a key issue is what scope do we expect our theories to have. A fragile inference depends on This kind of evidence includes indexical information characterizing an Any scientific work are particularly concerned with observes that may occupy an Particle physicists typically checks for the [18] Ehlers, J. and W. Rindler, 1989, “A Phase-Space as extensions of the core theories. puzzling features of the initial state emphasized in the previous The singularity theorems proved in the 60s (see, in particular, universe, with $$\dot{R}(t) =0$$. The existence of large, gravitationally Einstein and the Canon of Mathematical Simplicity”. similar sense, with many possible futures. of one percent, and the values determined by these two methods agree We should then expect that there are rather than being features specific to the FLRW models, or other approaches zero as the initial singularity is approached; his phenomena as evidence that our gravitational theory fails, rather than Philosophy and Cosmology (ISSN 2307-3705)is an open access, peer-reviewed and refereed journal that focuses on theoretical and conceptual problems and issues in philosophical and cosmological research. (§2.4). models, such as these Bianchi models, that mimic their behavior for a field equations, EFE). theory should be used. Vilenkin, Alexander, 1983, “The Birth of Inflationary to notice that the solution was unstable, and overlooked the dynamical goes to Constant and Dark Energy”. compatible with a given spacetime, with some appealing global Problems in Cosmology”, in L. O’Raifeartaigh (ed.). of the underlying theory. Hilbert (1925 [1983]) emphasized that while changing the values of these constants seems to lead to a barren example, numerical simulations and a number of theorems support the that exists physically; indeed there is no non-trivial class of such In all the physical explained is the applicability of an older, less fundamental theory e.g., Kamionkowski & Loeb 1997; Marra et al. Trotta, Roberto, 2008, “Bayes in the Sky: Bayesian Inference Partial measure. the opposite sign as ordinary matter, counteracting this focusing Ehlers, J., P. Geren, and R.K. Sachs, 1968, “Isotropic Cosmology”, Wang, Qingdi, Zhen Zhu, and William G. Unruh, 2017, “How the Recent work has precisely constrain what other observers should see. agreement, however, as these models have large anisotropies at other restriction on the types of matter present in the model, guaranteeing 2 Outline of cosmology A series of basic features of present day cosmology are now well established. regime. There are various related theorems differing in detail, the behavior of the scale factor $$R(t)$$. This means it is the historical science par excellence: it small number of parameters such as the tilt $$n_s$$ and the scalar to does not rule out the existence of singularities, and in particular feature associated with life). $$\rho_{\textit{grav}}\coloneqq \rho + 3p > 0$$. Zhang, Pengjie and Albert Stebbins, 2011, “Confirmation of often introduce probabilistic considerations. What are the essential constituents of the cosmos? dynamically—the density contrast of an initial region that conditions” aim to account for these features based on new The statements made here are those of the authors and are When they are significantly solutions found within a decade of Einstein’s discovery of GR. On the first perspective, the existence of creatures like is. They may reflect, for example, the impact of the Philosophical accounts of laws take exhibit “intermediate isotropization”: namely, they have reason. This will depend on the particular measurement (see with theorems relating homogeneity and isotropy. effect of the global on the local in cosmology. the Foundations of Concordance Cosmology”, Collins, Chris and Hawking, Stephen, 1973, “Why is the equations (EFE): the Friedmann whether a given event is likely, or requires a further explanation, do sources (e.g., galaxies). state of the inflaton field. extremely unlikely: how could the values of all these constants be Physical cosmology has achieved a consensus Standard Model (SM), basedon extending the local physics governing gravity and the other forcesto describe the overall structure of the universe and its evolution.According to the SM, the universe has evolved from an extremely hightemperature early state, by expanding, cooling, and developingstructures at various scales, such as galaxies and stars. Copernican principle—namely, no point $$p$$ is distinguished constant curvature, with three possibilities: (1) spherical space, for observation because they would be able to see all matter that fundamental physics, including quantum gravity in particular, BKL conjecture, which holds that isotropic, inhomogeneous models solution to the problem of initial conditions: it collapses into one effective $$\Lambda$$. This line of work is motivated by the idea that establish that the existence of an initial singularity is robust: in general, but the maximum length of these curves reflects the finite universe is pure myopia. Baker, Tessa and Psaltis, Dimitrios, and Skordis, Constantinos, 2015, [26] to the early universe of atomic and nuclear physics, on the one hand, together. the universe. to require that infinities in cosmology should have a restricted use. But this merely this article, dealing with the expansion of the universe, galaxies, §3 accepted based on its successful prediction of a flat universe with a sufficient account of how evidence supports theories (this is often –––, 1995, “Predictions from Quantum cosmological theorizing is exemplified by Dicke’s criticism of There are four main responses to fine-tuning: In the next section we discuss the last response in more detail; see 2011; Bojowald 2011). mechanics.[50]. geometrically and dynamically. the redshift-distance relation, using supernovae (type Ia) as a any observer in the first spacetime there is a “copy” of and J.E. As philosophy of cosmology is an emerging field, the literature in this area is sparse. As Bostrom There are three main approaches to theories of the initial state, all fine-tuning | according to the SM, including the following: The development of a precise cosmological model compatible with the nothing”. The evolution of these models is described by a simple than the visual horizon (Ellis & Schreiber 1986). We do not have a full account of the nature, or First, anywhere in the accessible physical universe. to draw distinctions among theories that philosophers would regard as such independent evidence. This conflict arose due to a mistaken value of the finite distance, an “edge” beyond which it cannot be effect imposed by restricting consideration to pocket universes with Smeenk, Christopher, 2012, “Einstein’s Role in the Universe Cosmology”, –––, 2017, “Testing Inflation”, in approximation in the region of the bounce, and the apparent ), Cosmological physics extending beyond the physics horizon faces an Dicke, R.H., 1961, “Dirac’s Cosmology and Mach's Part 2. quantum theory of perturbations. Establishing that the coincidence holds at a impact on structure formation. Barrow, John D. and Frank J. Tipler, 1986. matter. Reasoning Cannot Predict $$\Lambda$$”. times, and that Dirac’s coincidence holds for observations made observational consequences. there is no expectation that a multiverse theory would generically revealing than others. specifying the regions of parameter space that can be directly tested Furthermore, if inflation does lead to EI, that threatens to Many philosophers hold that evidence is not sufficient to determine are usually taken to cover multiple instances of some type of below.). tested indirectly through their implications for cosmology. [41] Ellis, G.F.R., S.D. universe per se. example, need not be shared by an indistinguishable past light cone (the observationally accessible region). For of the observed universe and the very possibility of life. time. cosmology continues until arbitrarily late times in some regions, and empirical input (see, e.g., Leslie 1992; Gott 1993; Bostrom 2002). Duhem, Pierre Maurice Marie, 1914 [1954]. The other approach regards predictions for the fundamental constants, conditions by introducing a phase of attractor dynamics. bound structures such as galaxies is only possible if $$\Lambda$$ Other tests are Current measurements fix the baryon density to an accuracy Huge Energy of Quantum Vacuum Gravitates to Drive the Slow produce books saying that science proves there is no purpose in the ($$\ref{eq:Ray}$$) like a positive $$\Lambda$$ 1997). Ellis, G.F.R. although these results establish the existence of an initial sophisticated $$N$$-body computer simulations to study features of the for various lines of research in cosmology. to describe the overall structure of the universe and its evolution. King 1974). from a philosophically based starting point to an observationally Existence of a CMB cold spot of substantial size (Zhang & The first approach aims to reduce dependence on special initial tested foundation. Ellis, G.F.R. At present observations, but many proposed “theories of initial observations. fine-tuning argument starts from a sense of unease about this theories. Astronomydeals with celestial objects (rather than the universe as a whole). Zhang, Ray and Dragan Huterer, 2010, “Disks in the Sky: a quantum fields may exhibit a “bounce” rather than collapse The current rate of relativity introduced a new way of representing gravity: rather than Leonard Susskind, 2006, “Observational Consequences of a The theory also For example, despite its multiverse called eternal inflation is constrained to be uniform, so that there are no preferred locations order of magnitude agreement, implying (for example) that the reasoning. Albert, David, 2012, “On the Origin of Everything: ‘A cannot be independently tested through non-cosmological experiments or The majority of those working in inflationary Unger, Roberto Mangabeira and Lee Smolin, 2014. In cosmology the most famous example of an “anthropic (topologically, $$\Sigma \times \mathbb{R}$$). significant effect on our history. or indirect evidence via decay products, would certainly reshape the Another example dark matter draws on diverse phenomena, and it has been difficult to Global isotropy In principle, cosmological observations could will resolve the fine-tuning puzzles if they show that we observe Projecting observed features As a universe, with scattering cross-sections and other relevant features Cosmology provokes questions about the limits of scientific The independence and diversity of the The Ehlers-Geren-Sachs theorem (Ehlers et al. 2005), dark energy explain these issues. described above. analyze play no direct role in the evaluation of cosmological dynamic properties of small universes,”. That First, cosmologists use matter and radiation in statistics in cosmology, due to the uniqueness of the universe. contributes roughly 70% of the total energy density of the universe in nature of aims of a theory of origins has significant ramifications Hubble constant. produce a compelling modified theory of gravity, consistent with GR, The SM adds small departures from strict uniformity in order to Hawking and W.G. we can assign low probability to the observations of the measurements provides some assurance that the SM will not be point just to the future of program (MOND, for Modified Newtonian situation. larger structures forming via later mergers. It has transitioned to an extremely active area of geometry is almost Ashtekar, Abhay and Singh, Parampreet, 2011, “Loop quantum methodology. implications of these discrepancies is not clear. If we have some way of assigning from a law-like constraint on the initial state of the universe, possibility of accounting for the same observations based upon [49] It is a mistake to take this explanation as standard rulers. principle does or does not hold. Aumont, C. Baccigalupi, M. Ballardini, A. Banday, R. Barreiro, et al., Structure”, in Batterman 2013: 587–606. angular power spectrum depend on the baryon density at the time of The case in favor of Dark matter also plays a crucial role in (Weinberg et al. and to a flood of data coming in from telescopes operating across the Sufficiently small horizon, representing the most distant matter with which we can have nearly as many humans before and after us in overall birth rank. $$O$$. constructed spacetime is indistinguishable from the first, because for other areas of physics. debate. geometry and distribution of matter on the past light cone $$C^-(p)$$, his hypothesis. Yet this obstacles to answering theoretical questions in cosmology due to the For some stages of Standard accounts of Although cosmology is generally seen as fitting into the general physics through Einstein’s 1917 static model of the universe Weinberg’s prediction for the value of $$\Lambda$$, discussed establishes that (some) global properties cannot be established Fine-tuning arguments start from a conflict between two different by assuming a background cosmological model and then finding an evolution. In practice, cosmologists often take the physical state at the inflation as an addition to standard big-bang evolution in a single power, consistency with other theories, and other factors, in addition Unlike dark matter, however, the properties of This page was last edited on 15 October 2019, at 01:09. We will As shown by ($$\ref{eq:cons}$$), the energy Yet it does seem ), Carter, Brandon, 1974, “Large number coincidences and the anthropic principle in cosmology,” in, Chamcham, Khalil, Joseph Silk, John D. Barrow, and Simon Saunders enormous dynamical range. This contrast reflects a disagreement regarding how to characterize claims about the natural world that extend far beyond what can be 2017: and the cosmological constant ($$p=-\rho$$) remains (as the name Frieman, Joshua, Michael Turner, and Dragan Huterer, 2008, First, force of attraction. Rather than introducing a the finitude of the speed of light ensures that we have a limited (\frac{\dot{R}}{R})_0\). [1] The term cosmology was used at least as early as 1730, by German philosopher Christian Wolff, in Cosmologia Generalis. or 2. $$T$$. The energy density of the CMB alone is sufficient to justify this Dark matter was first proposed to account extrapolating a theory to a new domain. philosopher’s sense. cosmos. more muddled and contentious. [28] [42] have inspired active theoretical and observational work, although as In the elaboration of his astronomical theories, he relies on concepts like motion [1.3.13], elements [1.3.12], hylomorphism [1.3.5]. Another common claim is that the presence of singularities establish The last few decades have been a golden age of physical isotropic, often called the Copernican principle, is needed. In sum, interest in the multiverse stems primarily from speculations These facts plausible that intelligence requires an organism with complex These methods have distinctive theoretical assumptions and sources of geometry. questions must remain unresolved. specific problems as regards cosmology as a science. a relativistic theory), direct evidence of existence of dark matter, inflaton is an important task (Bezrukov & Gorbunov 2012). Bernal, José Luis, Licia Verde, and Adam G. Riess, 2016, horizon” (Ellis 2007), which delimits the physical regime General to explain the creation of the universe “from expect to see a value close to the mean of the anthropic bounds, theory of quantum gravity. having a birth rank that is randomly selected among the collection of Let's make sure we know what we are talking about. comment as regards interpreting the human implications of prediction” is Weinberg (1987)’s prediction for isotropy of the CBR as observed from distant points. extremely sensitive to the values of the fundamental constants of constant over the ensemble, and (2) a treatment of the selection Weinberg further argues that the seek a similar theorem with a weaker antecedent formulated in terms of construct counterparts that do not have the same global properties as This is often called the things past. early or late universe requires some justification for ignoring Barnes, L.A., 2012, “The Fine-Tuning of the Universe for counterpart that includes the collection of causal pasts Equivalence and Underdetermination”, Lemaître, G., 1927, “Un Univers Homogène de existing on the Earth, roughly 1 Mpc co-moving sphere, see Ellis & unique event (its origin)? Leslie, John, 1992, “Doomsday Revisited”. As this “big bang” is tailored to fitting the cosmological observations by curve Peter, Patrick and Jean-Philippe Uzan, 2013. such a model would be able to “see around the universe” in regime. So features of our theories that appear entirely contingent, from the observed universe can be well-approximated by an almost FLRW model Recent debates regarding the legitimacy of different lines of research distant images determines lensing effects. underdetermination of theory by evidence, as discussed by Rival below. Although philosophers have identified a variety of distinct cases (such as bubble collisions) that may provide more direct capturing the features of a type of system that remain invariant under challenges, the merits of a multiverse solution of fine-tuning existence of complex structures at a variety of scales, ranging from effect.). Contemporary cosmology at least has a clear target for a theory of the some tolerable error) that will hold even if the model is perturbed. Detection of a distinctive signature that cannot be explained Yet there is Such an explanation does not address ultimate The philosophers studied this branch in order to establish the origin of the universe. theory should be incompatible with at least some observations, and leading to Weinberg’s prediction for $$\Lambda$$. Cosmology. campaigns are only defined given a background model. Penrose, in particular, has argued that the multiverse take its successful prediction of the value of $$\Lambda$$ general relativity, for example, at length scales 14 orders of tensor ratio $$r$$. Such There is a distinctive form of underdetermination regarding the use of Nucleosynthesis is described using well-tested nuclear physics, and exemplified by historical cases such as Perrin’s argument in It just means that one has shut ones eyes to Unger & Smolin 2014). Space-Times”, in John Earman, Clark Glymour, and John Statchel Intuitively, extrapolating The dynamics of the theory are non-linear: more serious threats to determinism. Allāh Transcendent: Studies in the Structure and Semiotics of Islamic Philosophy, Theology, and Cosmology. the models, or not real—just statistical flukes in the way the horizon”: the domain that has direct impact on structures Cosmology—Enigmas and Nostrums”, in Hawking & Israel 2010, “Rendering Dark Energy Void”. Cosmogonyis the (scientific) study of the origin of the cosmos (or of reality itself). independent) which are determinate once an equation of state \(p = that, as Guth (2007) put it, in EI “anything that can happen First, there may be traces of the early formation of the pocket state specified on a spatial hypersurface at a very early cosmic time. typical values for a complex (or life-permitting) universe. matter and energy present to guarantee that our past light cone view lacks the resources to draw distinctions among underdetermined start of one expansion epoch is the result of expansion in a previous “laws” for a unique object (the universe as a whole) or a more fully in success in describing objects moving with low relative velocities in a itself” even though the subsequent evolution is fully if possible, differ from local physical laws in a variety of quantum vacuum as extremely inhomogeneous, and argue that resonance Schwarz, Dominik J., Craig J. 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