Special Issue on Dark Matter & Modified Gravity
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<br>Studies in History and Philosophy of Modern Physics
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<br>*Deadline:* *1 **DECEMBER** 2019*
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<br>INTERDISCIPLINARY PERSPECTIVES ON DARK MATTER & MODIFIED GRAVITY
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<br>Astrophysical and cosmological observations as well as explanatory gaps in
<br>the Standard Model of particle physics imply the existence of dark matter
<br>and/or a modification of our best theory of space, time and gravity, namely
<br>general relativity and its Newtonian limit. We invite historical and/or
<br>philosophical contributions on dark matter (DM) and/or modified gravity
<br>(MG) and especially the interface between these two research programmes.
<br>Possible topics include, but are not limited to:
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<br>· The underdetermination between DM and MG
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<br>· Is a strict conceptual distinction between DM and MG justified? How
<br>does this relate to the distinction between matter and spacetime?
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<br>· What are the explanatory successes and failures of the DM research
<br>programme, and of the MG research programme? Which models of explanation
<br>are being employed by the respective programmes, and how do those relate?
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<br>· How do data, constraints and explanations at the LHC, in
<br>astrophysics and cosmology relate? Could the LHC, in principle, confirm
<br>dark matter by itself?
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<br>· Virtues and vices of simplified (dark matter) models. Do simplified
<br>models explain?
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<br>· Hybrid models, fifth forces & exotic theories that are neither MG
<br>nor DM
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<br>· Connections between dark energy and DM/MG
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<br>· How to proceed in light of the small scale problems?
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<br>· Novel predictions, fine-tuning and falsifiability
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<br>· Sociology of the DM-MG debate (but please note that papers should
<br>in the first instance be historical and/or philosophical)
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<br>*Guest editors:*
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<br>Miguel Ángel Carretero Sahuquillo (University of Wuppertal)
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<br>Michael Krämer (RWTH Aachen University)
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<br>Dennis Lehmkuhl (University of Bonn)
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<br>Niels Martens (RWTH Aachen University) *(Contact person:
<br>martens@physik.rwth-aachen.de )*
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<br>Erhard Scholz (University of Wuppertal)
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<br>Submissions should follow the standard guidelines of the journal.
<br>https://www.journals.elsevier.com/studies-in-history-and-philosophy-of-scienc
<br>e-part-b-studies-in-history-and-philosophy-of-modern-physics
<br>When
<br>submitting, authors should select, for Issue Type, “VSI: Dark Matter &
<br>Modified Gravity.” There’s a drop-down menu when you begin the
<br>submission
<br>process.
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