Afriat, Alexander (2013) Weyl’s gauge argument. Foundations of physics.
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Abstract
The standard U(1) “gauge principle” or “gauge argument” produces an exact potential A=dλ and a vanishing field F=ddλ=0. Weyl has his own gauge argument, which is sketchy, archaic and hard to follow; but at least it produces an inexact potential A and a nonvanishing field F=dA≠0. I attempt a reconstruction.
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| Keywords: | gauge argument, Weyl, electromagnetism | ||||||
| Subjects: | Specific Sciences > Physics > Classical Physics Specific Sciences > Physics > Fields and Particles Specific Sciences > Physics > Relativity Theory Specific Sciences > Physics > Symmetries/Invariances |
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| Depositing User: | Alexander Afriat | ||||||
| Date Deposited: | 01 Mar 2013 14:31 | ||||||
| Last Modified: | 01 Mar 2013 14:31 | ||||||
| Item ID: | 9597 | ||||||
| Journal or Publication Title: | Foundations of physics | ||||||
| Publisher: | Springer | ||||||
| DOI or Unique Handle: | 10.1007/s10701-013-9712-x | ||||||
| Subjects: | Specific Sciences > Physics > Classical Physics Specific Sciences > Physics > Fields and Particles Specific Sciences > Physics > Relativity Theory Specific Sciences > Physics > Symmetries/Invariances |
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| Date: | 28 February 2013 | ||||||
| URI: | https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/9597 |
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