Dougherty, John and Read, James (2026) Conceptual aspects of non-positive quantization. [Preprint]

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Abstract

We draw a distinction between 'positive' and 'non-positive' quantization schemes. Although the former are somewhat known to philosophers (in both canonical and path integral versions), the latter are almost entirely unstudied in the philosophy literature; moreover, physics writings on non-positive quantization often proceed in a manner which is not maximally systematic. As such, this paper aims both to introduce to philosophers the powerful tools of non-positive quantization schemes and their applications and to provide a systematic lay-of-the-land for such approaches which should be of value to philosophers and physicists alike.

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Item Type:	Preprint
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID Dougherty, John john.e.dougherty.ii@gmail.com 0000-0002-4332-684X Read, James james.read@philosophy.ox.ac.uk
Keywords:	quantization, ghosts, antifields
Subjects:	Specific Sciences > Physics > Fields and Particles Specific Sciences > Physics > Quantum Field Theory Specific Sciences > Physics > Quantum Mechanics
Depositing User:	Dr. James Read
Date Deposited:	04 Mar 2026 13:47
Last Modified:	04 Mar 2026 13:47
Item ID:	28428
Subjects:	Specific Sciences > Physics > Fields and Particles Specific Sciences > Physics > Quantum Field Theory Specific Sciences > Physics > Quantum Mechanics
Date:	3 March 2026
URI:	https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/28428

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