Are these such tests for physics? For example, someone comes up with a new theory (Relativity++) and wants to make sure this is consistent with the rest of our knowledge about physics. Should they make this verification manually, or is there a set of tests we put this new theory into to see if it passes them?
Example: Let's say Relativity++ is formulated in a certain way. Then we would probably want to make sure it doesn't violate the conservation of energy, objects moving ≤ c, etc.
terminalbraid•8mo ago
Many theories are also not designed to be consistent across all known constraints and often are approximations for a particular domain. Where that domain begins and ends is also a matter of interpretation, sometimes not quantifiable in rigorous ways.
Doing science is not like writing code and requires human interpretation.