Esfeld, Michael and Deckert, Dirk-André and Oldofredi, Andrea (2015) What is matter? The fundamental ontology of atomism and structural realism. [Preprint]
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Abstract
We set out a fundamental ontology of atomism in terms of matter points. While being most parsimonious, this ontology is able to match both classical and quantum mechanics, and it remains a viable option for any future theory of cosmology that goes beyond current quantum physics. The matter points are structurally individuated: all there is to them are the spatial relations in which they stand; neither a commitment to intrinsic properties nor to an absolute space is required. The spatial relations change. All that is needed to capture change is a dynamical structure, namely dynamical relations as expressed in terms of the dynamical parameters of a physical theory.
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| Keywords: | atomism, ontic structural realism, primitive ontology, dynamical structure, relationalism, classical mechanics, Bohmian mechanics | ||||||||||||
| Subjects: | Specific Sciences > Physics > Classical Physics Specific Sciences > Physics > Cosmology Specific Sciences > Physics > Fields and Particles Specific Sciences > Physics > Quantum Mechanics |
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| Depositing User: | Michael Esfeld | ||||||||||||
| Date Deposited: | 13 Oct 2015 14:32 | ||||||||||||
| Last Modified: | 13 Oct 2015 14:32 | ||||||||||||
| Item ID: | 11718 | ||||||||||||
| Subjects: | Specific Sciences > Physics > Classical Physics Specific Sciences > Physics > Cosmology Specific Sciences > Physics > Fields and Particles Specific Sciences > Physics > Quantum Mechanics |
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| Date: | 13 October 2015 | ||||||||||||
| URI: | https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/11718 |
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