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The ultimate constituents of the material world : in search of an ontology for fundamental physics /
Today, quantum field theory (QFT)-the mathematical and conceptual framework for contemporary elementary particle physics-is the best starting point for analysing the fundamental building blocks of the material world. QFT if taken seriously in its metaphysical implications yields a picture of the wor...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Frankfurt :
Ontos Verlag,
2010.
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| Colección: | Philosophische Analyse ;
Bd. 37. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Part I Ontology and Quantum Field Theory; Chapter 1 Introduction; Chapter 2 Philosophical Background; 2.1 Atomism in the History of Philosophy; 2.2 Philosophical Versus Scientific Atomism; 2.3 Atomism and Reductionism; Chapter 3 Ontology and Physics; 3.1 Some Main Themes in Ontology; 3.2 A Brief History of Ontology; 3.3 The Analytical Tradition of Ontology; 3.4 No-Go Theorems as Tools for the Ontological Practician; 3.5 Symmetries, Heuristics and Objectivity; Chapter 4 History and Basic Structure of QFT; 4.1 The Early Development; 4.2 The Emergence of Infinities; 4.3 The Taming of Infinities.
- 4.4 The Lagrangian Formulation of QFT4.5 Interaction; Chapter 5 Alternative Approaches; 5.1 Deficiencies of the Standard Formulation of QFT; 5.2 The Algebraic Point of View; 5.3 Basic Ideas of AQFT; Chapter 6 The Ontological Significance of QFTand AQFT; 6.1 QM Versus QFT; 6.2 AQFT and the Ideal Language Philosophy; 6.3 QFT Versus AQFT; 6.4 The Philosophical Interest in (A)QFT; Part II Classical Ontologies; Chapter 7 Classical vs. Revisionary Ontologies; 7.1 Introduction; 7.2 Aristotle's Theory of Substances; 7.3 Substance Ontologies; 7.4 Substances Under Attack.
- 7.5 Substance Ontology and Quantum Physics7.5.1 Incompatible Observables; 7.5.2 Non-Vanishing Vacuum Expectation Values; Chapter 8 Particle Interpretation of QFT; 8.1 The Particle Concept; 8.1.1 General Features; 8.1.2 Wigner's Analysis of the Poincar ́e Group; 8.2 Theory and Experiment in Elementary Particle Physics: Is a Particle Track a Track of a Particle?; 8.3 Localization Problems; 8.3.1 The Clash of Causality and Localizability; 8.3.2 Locating the Origin of Non-Localizability: A Comparative Study; 8.4 Further Problems for a Particle Interpretation of QFT; 8.5 Results.
- Chapter 9 Field Interpretations of QFT9.1 The Field Concept; 9.2 Fields as Basic Entities of QFT; 9.2.1 The Role of Field Operators in QFT; 9.2.2 Indirect Evidence for Fields; 9.3 Fields Versus Algebras; Part III Revisionary Ontologies; Chapter 10 Process Ontology; 10.1 The Strands of Process Ontology; 10.2 Why Process Ontology in QM and QFT?; 10.3 A Case Study: Consequences of the Ontological Hypotheses for the Interpretation of Feynman Diagrams; 10.4 Evaluation of the Case Study; 10.5 Remaining Problems; Chapter 11 Trope Ontology I: The Ontological Status of Properties.
- 11.1 The Problem of Universals11.2 The Traditional Responses; 11.3 A New Solution: Trope Ontology; 11.4 An Evaluation of the Debate; 11.5 Conclusion and Outlook; Chapter 12 Trope Ontology II: Properties and Things; Part IV The Trope Bundle Interpretation; Chapter 13 Dispositional Trope Ontology; 13.1 Introduction; 13.2 Trope Bundles and Many-Particle Systems; 13.2.1 'Elementary Particles'; 13.2.2 Individuality of Quantum Objects; 13.2.3 Dispositions and Tropes; 13.2.4 An Example; 13.3 The Trope Bundle Interpretation of AQFT; 13.3.1 AQFT as a Model of Trope Ontology.