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Title:Problem demarkacije in teorija strun : diplomsko delo
Authors:ID Bek, Mitja (Author)
ID Šuster, Danilo (Mentor) More about this mentor... New window
ID Kralj, Samo (Mentor) More about this mentor... New window
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PID: 20.500.12556/dkum/486e7c23-1fd8-4796-9141-799e792c1649
 
URL http://dkum.uni-mb.si/Dokument.php?id=20922
 
Language:Slovenian
Work type:Undergraduate thesis
Typology:2.11 - Undergraduate Thesis
Organization:FF - Faculty of Arts
Abstract:V diplomski nalogi smo opisali smo strukturo znanstvenih teorij in spoznali metode, ki opisujejo delovanje znanosti ter uporabo različnih oblik sklepanja v okviru znanosti. Sečišče med fiziko in filozofijo, v okviru znanosti, predstavlja področje filozofije znanosti, ki se med drugim ukvarja z znanstvenimi metodami, kriteriji za določitev in preverjanje posameznih znanstvenih teorij, razlago zgodovine znanosti in poskusom nastanka in sprejetja posameznih znanstvenih teorij. Spoznali smo problem demarkacije, ki se ukvarja z ločevanjem znanosti in neznanosti ter preverili teorijo strun s pomočjo različnih kriterijev za ločevanje med znanostjo in psevdoznanostjo. Podrobneje smo so ogledali značilnosti teorije strun, ki v tem trenutku predstavlja obetavno kandidatko za končno teorijo vsega. Dotaknili smo se problemov, s katerimi se spopada, in orisali njen nadaljnji razvoj. Kot njeno rivalsko teorijo smo opisali standardni model, ki ima več uspeha, a ne vključuje vseh znanih sil narave. Ker je teorija strun za zdaj nezmožna proizvajanja empirično preverljivih napovedi, smo želeli preveriti, ali jo lahko označimo za znanstveno ali filozofsko teorijo. S pomočjo analogije smo povezali topološke defekte (kozmološke strune) in defekte v nematičnih tekočih kristalih ter vzpostavili laboratorij, ki nam omogoča vpogled v svet strun. Na koncu smo s pomočjo teorij štirih različnih filozofskih teorij, ki se ukvarjajo s problemom razmejitve med znanostjo in psevdoznanostjo in razvojem znanosti, in kritik dveh fizikov, preverili domet teorije strun.
Keywords:fizika, filozofija, teorija strun, tekoči kristali, demarkacija, psevdoznanost, filozofija znanosti, napovedi, znanstvena teorija, preverjanje, filozofska motivacija, diplomska dela
Place of publishing:Maribor
Place of performance:Maribor
Publisher:[M. Bek]
Year of publishing:2011
Year of performance:2011
Number of pages:V, 90 f.
PID:20.500.12556/DKUM-17781 New window
UDC:1(043.2)
COBISS.SI-ID:18255880 New window
NUK URN:URN:SI:UM:DK:K0IEGBKT
Publication date in DKUM:05.04.2011
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Language:English
Title:DEMARCATION PROBLEM AND STRING THEORY
Abstract:In this graduation thesis, we have learnt about the problem of demarcation, which, among other things, deals with demarcation between science and non-science and to verify string theory using a variety of criteria to distinguish science from pseudo-science. The common ground between physics and philosophy represents a field called philosophy of science, which deals with scientific methods, finding criteria to determine and verify individual scientific theories, interpretation of history of science and attempts to define various scientific theories and their origin. We tried to explain the structure of scientific theories, learn about the methods describing how science works and finally the use of various forms of inference in the scientific context. More specifically, we have explained the most important features of string theory, which currently represents the most promising candidate for a final theory of everything. We described the problems that the theory is facing and its future development. As a rival theory we have also described the standard model. Since, for the time being, the string theory was incapable of producing empirically verifiable predictions, we wanted to test whether it can be considered as a legitimate physical (scientific) theory, or only as a philosophical theory. With analogy between topological defects (especially cosmic strings) and defects in liquid crystals we formed a laboratory to get a confirmation and to have an insight into the world of strings. We have used four different philosophical theories, that try to explain the problem of demarcation between science and pseudoscience, and criticism of two physics experts, to determine whether string theory is scientific or not.
Keywords:string theory, liquid crystals, criterion, demarcation problem, pseudoscience, philosophy of science, prediction, scientific theory, verification, philosophical motivation.


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