Baker, David (2008) Against Field Interpretations of Quantum Field Theory. [Preprint]

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I examine some problems standing in the way of a successful ``field interpretation'' of quantum field theory. The most popular extant proposal depends on the Hilbert space of ``wavefunctionals.'' But since wavefunctional space is unitarily equivalent to many-particle Fock space, two of the most powerful arguments against particle interpretations also undermine this form of field interpretation.

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Item Type:	Preprint
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID Baker, David
Additional Information:	Forthcoming in British Journal for the Philosophy of Science
Keywords:	quantum field theory, wavefunctional, symmetry breaking
Subjects:	Specific Sciences > Physics > Symmetries/Invariances Specific Sciences > Physics > Fields and Particles Specific Sciences > Physics Specific Sciences > Physics > Quantum Field Theory
Depositing User:	David Baker
Date Deposited:	19 Nov 2008
Last Modified:	07 Oct 2010 15:17
Item ID:	4350
Subjects:	Specific Sciences > Physics > Symmetries/Invariances Specific Sciences > Physics > Fields and Particles Specific Sciences > Physics Specific Sciences > Physics > Quantum Field Theory
Date:	January 2008
URI:	https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/4350

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