Validating the Universe in a Box
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10705461 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Chris Smeenk (0000-0002-6101-0048), S C Gallagher (0000-0001-6217-8101) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 87 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 1221-1233 |
| Publication date | 2020-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Philosophy of Science (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0031-8248 • E-ISSN: 1539-767X |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1086/710627 |
| OpenAlex | W3040959463 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 18 |
Computer simulations of the formation and evolution of large-scale structure in the universe are integral to the enterprise of modern cosmology. Establishing the reliability of these simulations has been extremely challenging, primarily because of epistemic opacity. In this setting, robustness analysis defined by requiring converging outputs from a diverse ensemble of simulations is insufficient to determine simulation validity. We propose an alternative path of structured code validation that applies eliminative reasoning to isolate and reduce possible sources of error, a potential path that is already being explored by some cosmologists
Astrophysics · Cosmology · Opacity · Path (computing) · Physics · Programming language · Reliability (semiconductor) · Robustness (evolution) · Scale (ratio) · Universe · Computer Science · Error Correcting Code Techniques · Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena · Gaussian Processes and Bayesian Inference · Theoretical Computer Science
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| Unique citing works | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,75 |
| Citation span | 2022 - 2023 (2) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |