Rickles, Dean (2010) The Interpretation of String Dualities. [Preprint]
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Abstract
Many of the advances in string theory have been generated by the discovery of new duality symmetries connecting what were once thought to be distinct theories, solu- tions, processes, backgrounds, and more. Indeed, duality has played an enormously important role in the creation and development of numerous theories in physics and numerous fields of mathematics. Dualities often lie at those fruitful intersections at which mathematics and physics are especially strongly intertwined. In this paper I describe some of these dualities and unpack some of their philosophical conse- quences, focusing primarily on string-theoretic dualities. I argue that dualities fall uncomfortably between symmetries and gauge redundancies, but that they differ in that they point to genuinely new deeper structures.
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| Keywords: | Duality, String theory, Mirror symmetry, M-Theory, Underdetermination | ||||||
| Subjects: | General Issues > Models and Idealization Specific Sciences > Physics > Symmetries/Invariances Specific Sciences > Physics > Relativity Theory Specific Sciences > Physics > Fields and Particles General Issues > Realism/Anti-realism Specific Sciences > Physics > Quantum Field Theory |
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| Depositing User: | Dr Dean Rickles | ||||||
| Date Deposited: | 03 Jan 2010 | ||||||
| Last Modified: | 07 Oct 2010 15:19 | ||||||
| Item ID: | 5079 | ||||||
| Subjects: | General Issues > Models and Idealization Specific Sciences > Physics > Symmetries/Invariances Specific Sciences > Physics > Relativity Theory Specific Sciences > Physics > Fields and Particles General Issues > Realism/Anti-realism Specific Sciences > Physics > Quantum Field Theory |
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| Date: | January 2010 | ||||||
| URI: | https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/5079 |
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