McCabe, Gordon (2004) What is an elementary particle in the first-quantized Standard Model? [Preprint]
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The purpose of this paper is to elucidate the concept of an elementary particle in the first-quantized Standard Model. The emphasis is upon the mathematical structures involved, rather than numerical computations. After the general concepts and philosophical outlook are introduced in the opening section, Section 2 addresses the question of what a free elementary particle is, paying particular attention to the relationships between the configuration representation and momentum representation. Section 3 deals with gauge fields, Section 4 deals with interactions between particles and gauge fields, Section 5 deals with composite systems, and Section 6 deals with the representation of Baryons, Mesons, and Hadrons. Section 7 addresses the interpretational question of whether an elementary particle has only one intrinsic state, and Section 8 attempts to elucidate what an interacting elementary particle is in the Standard Model.
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| Keywords: | Elementary Particles Space Time Gauge Fields Interactions Bundles Groups Intrinsic Extrinsic Symmetry Endurantist Perdurantist |
| Subjects: | Specific Sciences > Physics > Classical Physics Specific Sciences > Mathematics Specific Sciences > Physics > Fields and Particles Specific Sciences > Physics > Quantum Mechanics |
| Depositing User: | Gordon McCabe |
| Date Deposited: | 23 Feb 2004 |
| Last Modified: | 07 Oct 2010 11:12 |
| Item ID: | 1626 |
| URI: | http://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/1626 |
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