Does an elementary particle have a unique intrinsic state?

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

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Abstract

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.

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
ID Code:1999
Deposited By:McCabe, Gordon
Deposited On:15 October 2004