De Haro, Sebastian (2019) Theoretical Equivalence and Duality. [Preprint]

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Theoretical equivalence and duality are two closely related notions: but their interconnection has so far not been well understood. In this paper I explicate the contribution of a recent schema for duality to discussions of theoretical equivalence. I argue that duality suggests a construal of theoretical equivalence in the physical sciences. The construal is in terms of the isomorphism of models, as defined by the Schema. This construal entails interpretative constraints that should be useful for theoretical equivalence more generally. I illustrate the construal in various formulations of Maxwell's electromagnetic theory.

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Item Type:	Preprint
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID De Haro, Sebastian sd696@cam.ac.uk 0000-0002-3000-5967
Keywords:	Theoretical equivalence, duality, Maxwell's theory, theories and models, interpretation
Subjects:	Specific Sciences > Physics > Quantum Gravity Specific Sciences > Physics > Quantum Mechanics General Issues > Structure of Theories Specific Sciences > Physics > Symmetries/Invariances
Depositing User:	Dr Sebastian De Haro
Date Deposited:	27 Jun 2019 03:15
Last Modified:	27 Jun 2019 03:15
Item ID:	16153
Subjects:	Specific Sciences > Physics > Quantum Gravity Specific Sciences > Physics > Quantum Mechanics General Issues > Structure of Theories Specific Sciences > Physics > Symmetries/Invariances
Date:	2019
URI:	https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/16153

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