Hubert, Mario (2022) What If Light Doesn’t Exist? The British Journal for the Philosophy of Science. ISSN 1464-3537

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This is the BJPS Short Read version of the article When Fields Are Not Degrees of Freedom. In our article, Vera Hartenstein and I show that the world of classical electromagnetism might differ radically from the one we see in physics textbooks and experience day-to-day. First, light may not exist; second, the laws of electromagnetism are either incomplete or completely different; and, third, the mathematics needed to make exact calculations with these novel laws is in early development and not part of the general mathematics curriculum at colleges and universities.

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Item Type:	Published Article or Volume
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID Hubert, Mario mario.hubert@aucegypt.edu 0000-0002-1170-6020
Keywords:	electromagnetism, laws of nature, action at a distance
Subjects:	Specific Sciences > Physics > Fields and Particles General Issues > Laws of Nature
Depositing User:	Dr. Mario Hubert
Date Deposited:	03 Oct 2022 14:29
Last Modified:	03 Oct 2022 14:29
Item ID:	21232
Journal or Publication Title:	The British Journal for the Philosophy of Science
Official URL:	https://www.thebsps.org/short-reads/initial-value-...
Subjects:	Specific Sciences > Physics > Fields and Particles General Issues > Laws of Nature
Date:	2022
ISSN:	1464-3537
URI:	https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/21232

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