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 |
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| 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 |