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On the epistemic value of atmospheric retrieval models in exoplanetary science.

Retrieval models are widespread in scientific research. This paper delves into the epistemic value of atmospheric retrieval models, which play a major scientific role in exoplanetary science. Despite being heuristic tools that offer no definitive outcomes and that are vulnerable to the problem of in...

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Publicado en:Synthese Vol. 206; no. 1; pp. 1 - 25
Autor principal: Matarese, Vera
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Springer Nature Jul2025
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        Epistemic function
        Exoplanets’ atmospheres
        Incompatible models
        Meta-empirical confirmation
        Retrieval models
        Viability
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