27 citations · 37 across the 3 of their papers we have counts for
3 papers
astro-ph.IM2021★ 10 cited
Expecting the unexpected in the search for extraterrestrial life
Peter Vickers
On page 10 of the 2018 National Academies Exoplanet Science Strategy document (NASEM 2018), 'Expect the unexpected' is described as a general principle of the exoplanet field. But…
physics.hist-ph2019★ 27 cited
Disarming the Ultimate Historical Challenge to Scientific Realism
Peter Vickers
Probably the most dramatic historical challenge to scientific realism concerns Arnold Sommerfeld's 1916 derivation of the fine structure energy levels of hydrogen. Not only were hi…
physics.hist-ph2007
Frisch, Muller and Belot on an Inconsistency in Classical Electrodynamics
Peter Vickers
This paper follows up a recent debate as to whether classical electrodynamics is inconsistent. I suggest that disagreements can be managed by disambiguating 'theory' in two differe…