Ruyant, Quentin and Guay, Alexandre (2024) Lagrangian possibilities. Synthese, 203. ISSN 1573-0964
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Abstract
Natural modalities are often analysed from an abstract point of view where they are associated with putative laws of nature. However, the way possibilities are represented in physics is more complex. Lagrangian mechanics, for instance, involves two different layers of modalities: kinematical and dynamical possibilities. This paper examines the status of these two layers, both in the classical and quantum case. The quantum case is particularly problematic: we identify four possible interpretive options. The upshot is that a close inspection of the way possibilities are represented in physics could lead to new ways of thinking about natural modalities.
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| Keywords: | Lagrangian mechanics Modalities Feynman path integral | |||||||||
| Subjects: | Specific Sciences > Physics > Classical Physics General Issues > Laws of Nature Specific Sciences > Physics > Quantum Mechanics General Issues > Structure of Theories |
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| Depositing User: | Mr. Quentin Ruyant | |||||||||
| Date Deposited: | 05 May 2024 08:34 | |||||||||
| Last Modified: | 05 May 2024 08:34 | |||||||||
| Item ID: | 23351 | |||||||||
| Journal or Publication Title: | Synthese | |||||||||
| Publisher: | Springer (Springer Science+Business Media B.V.) | |||||||||
| Official URL: | https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11229-0... | |||||||||
| DOI or Unique Handle: | 10.1007/s11229-024-04550-x | |||||||||
| Subjects: | Specific Sciences > Physics > Classical Physics General Issues > Laws of Nature Specific Sciences > Physics > Quantum Mechanics General Issues > Structure of Theories |
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| Date: | 2024 | |||||||||
| Volume: | 203 | |||||||||
| ISSN: | 1573-0964 | |||||||||
| URI: | https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/23351 |
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