3 papers
physics.hist-ph2026
Navigating permanent underdetermination in dark energy and inflationary cosmology
William J. Wolf, James Read
We identify troubling cases of so-called `permanent underdetermination' in both dark energy and inflationary cosmology. We bring to bear (a) a taxonomy of possible responses to und…
physics.hist-ph2025
The Spectre of Underdetermination in Modern Cosmology
Pedro G. Ferreira, William J. Wolf, James Read
The scientific status of physical cosmology has been the subject of philosophical debate ever since detailed mathematical models of the Universe emerged from Einstein's general the…
physics.hist-ph2025
A primer on Carroll gravity
Eleanor March, James Read
The ultra-relativistic limit of general relativity is Carroll gravity. In this article, we provide (i) a rigorous and thorough exposition of the geometric formalism of the 'magneti…