Baker, David John (2016) Does String Theory Posit Extended Simples? Philosopher's Imprint, 16 (18).
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Official URL: http://hdl.handle.net/2027/spo.3521354.0016.018
Abstract
It is sometimes claimed that string theory posits a fundamental ontology including extended mereological simples, in the form either of minimum-sized regions of space or of the strings themselves. But there is very little in the actual theory to support this claim, and much that suggests it is false. Extant string theories treat space as a continuum, and strings do not behave like simples.
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| Keywords: | string theory, extended simples, quantum gravity | ||||||
| Subjects: | General Issues > Scientific Metaphysics Specific Sciences > Physics > Quantum Gravity |
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| Depositing User: | David Baker | ||||||
| Date Deposited: | 07 Dec 2016 14:52 | ||||||
| Last Modified: | 07 Dec 2016 14:52 | ||||||
| Item ID: | 12675 | ||||||
| Journal or Publication Title: | Philosopher's Imprint | ||||||
| Official URL: | http://hdl.handle.net/2027/spo.3521354.0016.018 | ||||||
| Subjects: | General Issues > Scientific Metaphysics Specific Sciences > Physics > Quantum Gravity |
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| Date: | November 2016 | ||||||
| Volume: | 16 | ||||||
| Number: | 18 | ||||||
| URI: | https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/12675 |
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