Screams for Explanation: Finetuning and Naturalness in the Foundations of Physics
S. Hossenfelder
TL;DR
This paper critically examines the concepts of finetuning and naturalness in particle physics and cosmology, questioning their foundational assumptions and discussing related numerological coincidences.
Contribution
It provides a critical analysis of the rationale behind finetuning and naturalness arguments, challenging their foundational basis in physics.
Findings
Questions the validity of naturalness as a guiding principle
Highlights the role of numerological coincidences in physics
Suggests reconsidering the reliance on finetuning arguments
Abstract
We critically analyze the rationale of arguments from finetuning and naturalness in particle physics and cosmology. Some other numerological coincidences are also discussed.
Peer Reviews
No public reviews on file for this paper yet. If you reviewed it on a platform where reviews are public (OpenReview, ICLR, NeurIPS, ICML), you can paste yours below so the community can read it here.
Videos
No videos yet. Explain this paper in a talk, walkthrough, or lecture? Add one.