| Description |
1 online resource (xi, 362 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
Ch. 1. Introduction / Meinard Kuhlmann, Holger Lyre and Andrew Wayne -- pt. 1. Approaches to ontology. ch. 2. Candidate general ontologies for situating quantum field theory / Peter Simons -- ch. 3. 'Quanta, ' tropes, or processes: ontologies for QFT beyond the myth of substance / Johanna Seibt -- ch. 4. Analytical ontologists in action: a comment on Seibt and Simons / Meinard Kuhlmann -- ch. 5. How do field theories refer to entities in a field? / Sunny Y. Auyang -- pt. 2. Field ontologies for QFT. ch. 6. A naive view of the quantum field / Andrew Wayne -- ch. 7. Comments on Paul Teller's book, "An Interpretive Introduction to Quantum Field Theory" / Gordon Fleming -- ch. 8. So what Is the quantum field? / Paul Teller -- pt. 3. Relativity, measurement and renormalization. ch. 9. On the nature of measurement records in relativistic quantum field theory / Jeffrey A. Barrett -- ch. 10. No place for particles in relativistic quantum theories? / Hans Halvorson and Rob Clifton -- ch. 11. Events and covariance in the interpretation of quantum field theory / Dennis Dieks -- ch. 12. Measurement and ontology: what kind of evidence can we have for quantum fields? / Brigitte Falkenburg -- ch. 13. Renormalization and the disunity of science / Nick Huggett -- pt. 4. Gauge symmetries and the vacuum. ch. 14. The interpretation of gauge symmetry / Michael Redhead -- ch. 15. Comment on Redhead: the interpretation of gauge symmetry / Michael Drieschner, Tim Oliver Eynck and Holger Lyre -- ch. 16. Is the zero-point energy real? / Simon Saunders -- ch. 17. Two comments on the vacuum in algebraic quantum field theory / Miklós Rédei |
| Summary |
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 |
| Notes |
"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 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Quantum field theory -- Congresses
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SCIENCE -- Waves & Wave Mechanics.
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Quantum field theory
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| Genre/Form |
Conference papers and proceedings
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Kuhlmann, Meinard.
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Lyre, Holger.
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Wayne, Andrew.
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| LC no. |
2003268754 |
| ISBN |
9789812776440 |
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9812776443 |
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9789812381828 |
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9812381821 |
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