Castellani, Elena (2002) Dirac on Gauges and Constraints. [Preprint]
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This paper is devoted to examining the relevance of Dirac's view on the use of transformation theory and invariants in modern physics --- as it emerges from his 1930 book on quantum mechanics as well as from his later work on singular theories and constraints --- to current reflections on the meaning of physical symmetries, especially gauge symmetries.
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| Keywords: | symmetry, gauges, constraints, equivalence, arbitrariness | ||||||
| Subjects: | Specific Sciences > Physics > Classical Physics Specific Sciences > Physics Specific Sciences > Physics > Quantum Field Theory |
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| Depositing User: | Elena Castellani | ||||||
| Date Deposited: | 24 Nov 2002 | ||||||
| Last Modified: | 07 Oct 2010 15:11 | ||||||
| Item ID: | 903 | ||||||
| Subjects: | Specific Sciences > Physics > Classical Physics Specific Sciences > Physics Specific Sciences > Physics > Quantum Field Theory |
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| Date: | January 2002 | ||||||
| URI: | https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/903 |
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