Castellani, Elena (2000) Reductionism, Emergence, and Effective Field Theories. [Preprint]
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In recent years, a change in attitude in particle physics has led to our understanding current quantum field theories as effective field theories (EFTs). The present paper is concerned with the significance of this EFT approach, especially from the viewpoint of the debate on reductionism in science. In particular, it is a purpose of this paper to clarify how EFTs may provide an interesting case-study in current philosophical discussion on reduction, emergence and inter-level relationships in general.
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| Keywords: | reductionism, emergence, fundamentality, inter-level relations, quantum field theory, renormalization | ||||||
| Subjects: | Specific Sciences > Physics > Quantum Field Theory General Issues > Reductionism/Holism |
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| Depositing User: | Elena Castellani | ||||||
| Date Deposited: | 01 Feb 2001 | ||||||
| Last Modified: | 07 Oct 2010 15:10 | ||||||
| Item ID: | 106 | ||||||
| Public Domain: | No | ||||||
| Subjects: | Specific Sciences > Physics > Quantum Field Theory General Issues > Reductionism/Holism |
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| Date: | April 2000 | ||||||
| URI: | https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/106 |
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