Three problems about multi-scale modelling in cosmology
  The debate in cosmology concerning LambdaCDM and MOND depends crucially on
their respective ability of modelling across scales, and dealing with some of
the specific problems that arise along the way. The main upshot of this article
is to present three main problems facing multi-scale modelling in contemporary
cosmology. The LambdaCDM model, which is the standard and by far most
successful current cosmological model, faces what I call the downscaling
problem when it comes to explain some recalcitrant evidence at the scale of
individual galaxies, such as the mass-discrepancy acceleration relation (MDAR)
and the baryonic Tully-Fisher relation (BTF). While the fastgrowing development
of computer simulations has addressed these problems, nagging worries remain
about some of the epistemic limits of these computer simulations in retrieving
(as opposed to explaining) the data. The so-called upscaling problem affects
MOND and its ability not just to explain but even simply retrieve large-scale
structure and galaxy clusters. Recent attempts at extending MOND (EMOND) have
had a limited empirical success, and are still far from providing a consistent
explanation for possible formation mechanisms at the large-scale structure.
Finally, the in between scales problem affects proposals designed to achieve
the best of both worlds at the meso-scale. This is a fascinating area from a
physical and a philosophical point of view, where the main challenge is the
ability to have genuine predictive novelty.
