Parameter constraints
Methodological control of physical parameters and admissible variations.
METHODOLOGY AND PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE
Methodology and Philosophy of Science
Materials on scientific method, the foundations of physics, research classification and the distinction between physical and merely formal models.
CURRENT METHODOLOGICAL WORK
Multidimensional classification of research
The methodological notes separate characteristics of a research process rather than reducing evaluation to a single label. Several binary axes can be considered independently.
Independent ↔ dependent
Whether the research agenda and evaluation are controlled by the investigator or primarily by external institutional dependence.
Good-faith ↔ bad-faith
Whether arguments, evidence and uncertainty are handled honestly and consistently.
Real ↔ imitative
Whether the activity is directed toward solving a physical or scientific problem or mainly reproduces the appearance of research.
Scientific ↔ pseudoscientific
Whether claims remain tied to testable physical content, logical consistency and the standards of the relevant science.
Systematic ↔ fragmentary
Whether the work develops a connected framework or consists mainly of isolated results without a coherent structure.
Individual ↔ collective
An organizational axis describing how responsibility, initiative and authorship are distributed; it does not by itself determine scientific quality.