GIlton, Marian J. R. (2021) Viewing quantum charge from the classical vantage point. In: UNSPECIFIED.
|
Text
PSA_2020_21_Charge_from_the_classical_vantage_point_paper-2.pdf Download (178kB) | Preview |
Abstract
This paper argues for the value of interpreting classical gauge theories as part of the larger project of interpreting quantum field theories. It looks specifically at the benefit of studying a classical version of chromodynamics in order to better understand certain features of color charge in quantum chromodynamics. It discusses the ways in which the usual presentation of the conservation of color charge and the confinement of color charge serve to obscure the Lie-algebra-valued character of the conserved Noether charge, and it explores how we can remove these obscuring factors by studying color charge in classical chromodynamics. This key example of color charge illustrates the methodological benefit of the classical vantage point, giving us the ability to pinpoint the uniquely quantum character of certain features of charge properties.
| Export/Citation: | EndNote | BibTeX | Dublin Core | ASCII/Text Citation (Chicago) | HTML Citation | OpenURL |
| Social Networking: |
| Item Type: | Conference or Workshop Item (UNSPECIFIED) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Creators: |
|
||||||
| Keywords: | color charge; quantum-classical relations; interpretation of quantum theories | ||||||
| Subjects: | General Issues > Scientific Metaphysics General Issues > Explanation Specific Sciences > Physics Specific Sciences > Physics > Quantum Field Theory General Issues > Structure of Theories |
||||||
| Depositing User: | Marian J. R. Gilton | ||||||
| Date Deposited: | 12 Nov 2021 04:10 | ||||||
| Last Modified: | 12 Nov 2021 04:10 | ||||||
| Item ID: | 19845 | ||||||
| Subjects: | General Issues > Scientific Metaphysics General Issues > Explanation Specific Sciences > Physics Specific Sciences > Physics > Quantum Field Theory General Issues > Structure of Theories |
||||||
| Date: | 15 October 2021 | ||||||
| URI: | https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/19845 |
Monthly Views for the past 3 years
Monthly Downloads for the past 3 years
Plum Analytics
Actions (login required)
 |
View Item |
![[feed]](http://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/style/images/feed-icon-32x32.png){kind=icon}