McCabe, Gordon (2004) Does an elementary particle have a unique intrinsic state? [Preprint]

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J.M.G. Fell and other authors have asserted that an elementary particle has only one `intrinsic' state. I will argue that this claim is not consistent with the mathematical structures and objects used to represent an elementary particle in relativistic quantum theory.

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Item Type:	Preprint
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID McCabe, Gordon
Keywords:	elementary particle symmetry intrinsic perdurantism endurantism
Subjects:	Specific Sciences > Mathematics Specific Sciences > Physics > Relativity Theory Specific Sciences > Physics > Fields and Particles Specific Sciences > Physics Specific Sciences > Physics > Quantum Mechanics Specific Sciences > Physics > Quantum Field Theory
Depositing User:	Gordon McCabe
Date Deposited:	15 Oct 2004
Last Modified:	07 Oct 2010 15:12
Item ID:	1999
Subjects:	Specific Sciences > Mathematics Specific Sciences > Physics > Relativity Theory Specific Sciences > Physics > Fields and Particles Specific Sciences > Physics Specific Sciences > Physics > Quantum Mechanics Specific Sciences > Physics > Quantum Field Theory
Date:	October 2004
URI:	https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/1999

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