Feintzeig, Benjamin (2024) Quantization and the Preservation of Structure across Theory Change. [Preprint]

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This paper presents a novel sense in which theoretical structure has been preserved across the transition from classical to quantum physics. I import mathematical tools from category theory that have been used for structural comparisons in the context of theoretical equivalence and apply these
tools to new situations involving theory change. The structural preservation takes the form of a categorical equivalence between categories of models of classical and quantum physics. I situate the significance of this structural preservation in terms of prospects for theory construction in quantum physics.

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Item Type:	Preprint
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID Feintzeig, Benjamin bfeintze@uw.edu
Keywords:	quantization, structural realism, theory change, categorical equivalence
Subjects:	Specific Sciences > Physics Specific Sciences > Physics > Quantum Field Theory Specific Sciences > Physics > Quantum Mechanics General Issues > Theory Change
Depositing User:	Benjamin Feintzeig
Date Deposited:	16 Apr 2024 23:44
Last Modified:	16 Apr 2024 23:44
Item ID:	23287
Subjects:	Specific Sciences > Physics Specific Sciences > Physics > Quantum Field Theory Specific Sciences > Physics > Quantum Mechanics General Issues > Theory Change
Date:	2024
URI:	https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/23287

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