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Ontological aspects of quantum field theory /
Quantum field theory (QFT) provides the framework for many fundamental theories in modern physics, and over the last few years there has been growing interest in its historical and philosophical foundations. This anthology on the foundations of QFT brings together 15 essays by well-known researchers...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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River Edge, N.J. :
World Scientific,
©2002.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Quantum field theory (QFT) provides the framework for many fundamental theories in modern physics, and over the last few years there has been growing interest in its historical and philosophical foundations. This anthology on the foundations of QFT brings together 15 essays by well-known researchers in physics, the philosophy of physics, and analytic philosophy. Many of these essays were first presented as papers at the conference "Ontological Aspects of Quantum Field Theory", held at the Zentrum für interdisziplinäre Forschung (ZiF), Bielefeld, Germany. The essays contain cutting-edge work on ontological aspects of QFT, including: the role of measurement and experimental evidence, corpuscular versus field-theoretic interpretations of QFT, the interpretation of gauge symmetry, and localization. This book is ideally suited to anyone with an interest in the foundations of quantum physics, including physicists, philosophers and historians of physics, as well as general readers interested in philosophy or science. |
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| Notas: | "Many of the essays were first presented as papers at the conference 'Ontological Aspects of Quantum Field Theory' held at the Zentrum für interdisziplinäre Forschung (Center for Interdisciplinary Research, ZiF), Bielefeld Germany, in October 1999"--Preface. |
| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xi, 362 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9789812776440 9812776443 9789812381828 9812381821 |