Feintzeig, Benjamin (2019) Reductive Explanation and the Construction of Quantum Theories. [Preprint]

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I argue that philosophical issues concerning reductive explanations help constrain the construction of quantum theories with appropriate state spaces. I illustrate this general proposal with two examples of restricting attention to physical states in quantum theories: regular states and symmetry-invariant states.

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Item Type:	Preprint
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID Feintzeig, Benjamin bfeintze@uw.edu
Keywords:	theory construction, reduction, quantization classical limit
Subjects:	Specific Sciences > Physics > Classical Physics Specific Sciences > Physics > Quantum Mechanics Specific Sciences > Physics > Symmetries/Invariances General Issues > Theory Change
Depositing User:	Benjamin Feintzeig
Date Deposited:	21 Nov 2019 05:20
Last Modified:	21 Nov 2019 05:20
Item ID:	16644
Subjects:	Specific Sciences > Physics > Classical Physics Specific Sciences > Physics > Quantum Mechanics Specific Sciences > Physics > Symmetries/Invariances General Issues > Theory Change
Date:	19 November 2019
URI:	https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/16644

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