McKenzie, Kerry (2013) On the Fundamentality of Symmetries. In: UNSPECIFIED.
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Abstract
The view that it is symmetries, not particles, that are fundamental to nature is frequently expressed by physicists. But comparatively little has been written either on what this claim means or whether it should be regarded as true. After placing the claim into a general fundamentality framework, I consider whether the priority of symmetries over particles can be defended. The conclusions drawn are largely negative.
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| Keywords: | particle physics, symmetries, fundamentality | ||||||
| Subjects: | General Issues > Reductionism/Holism Specific Sciences > Physics > Symmetries/Invariances |
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| Depositing User: | Miss Kerry McKenzie | ||||||
| Date Deposited: | 20 Jun 2013 15:35 | ||||||
| Last Modified: | 20 Jun 2013 15:35 | ||||||
| Item ID: | 9843 | ||||||
| Subjects: | General Issues > Reductionism/Holism Specific Sciences > Physics > Symmetries/Invariances |
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| Date: | 19 June 2013 | ||||||
| URI: | https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/9843 |
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