Read, James and Moller-Nielsen, Thomas (2018) Motivating dualities. [Preprint]

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Abstract

There exists a common view that for theories related by a `duality', dual models typically may be taken \emph{ab initio} to represent the same physical state of affairs, i.e. to correspond to the same possible world. We question this view, by drawing a parallel with the distinction between `interpretational' and `motivational' approaches to symmetries.

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Item Type:	Preprint
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID Read, James james.read@philosophy.ox.ac.uk Moller-Nielsen, Thomas thomas.moller-nielsen@philosophy.ox.ac.uk
Additional Information:	Forthcoming in Synthese.
Keywords:	Dualities; symmetries; theoretical equivalence; interpretation; Newtonian gravitation theory; string theory
Subjects:	Specific Sciences > Physics > Classical Physics Specific Sciences > Physics > Quantum Gravity Specific Sciences > Physics > Symmetries/Invariances
Depositing User:	Dr. James Read
Date Deposited:	13 May 2018 12:26
Last Modified:	13 May 2018 12:26
Item ID:	14663
Subjects:	Specific Sciences > Physics > Classical Physics Specific Sciences > Physics > Quantum Gravity Specific Sciences > Physics > Symmetries/Invariances
Date:	8 May 2018
URI:	https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/14663

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