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Galilei invariance and the welcher Weg problem
Galilei invariance which-way problem anti-reductionism
2016/6/15
If it is possible to detect the path of an atom in a double-slit atom interferometer, then interference will not be observed even if path detection causes no change in the atom's momentum. This fact w...
Pragmatists and Purists on CPT Invariance in Relativistic Quantum Field Theories
quantum field theory CPT theorem causal perturbation theory
2016/6/12
Philosophers of physics are split on whether foundational issues in relativistic quantum field theory (RQFT) should be framed within pragmatist approaches, which trade mathematical rigor for the abili...
Relevance,not Invariance,Explanatoriness,not Manipulability:Discussion of Woodward on Explanatory Relevance
explanation Woodward invariance causal relations causal explanation depth explanatory relevance manipulability control
2016/5/30
In Woodward's causal model of explanation, explanatory information is information that is relevant to manipulation and control and that affords to change the value of some target explanandum variable ...
On the invariance of the speed of light
speed of light special relativity minimum observable interval of space and time (MOIST) relativity without light discrete space-time
2016/5/30
It has been argued that the existence of a minimum observable interval of space and time (MOIST) is a model-independent result of the combination of quantum field theory and general relativity. In thi...
Conventional and Objective Invariance: Debs and Redhead on Symmetry
Objectivity invariance conventions symmetry
2009/7/16
This review is a critical discussion of three main claims in Debs and Redhead’s thought-provoking book Objectivity, Invariance, and Convention. These claims are: (i) Social acts impinge upon formal as...
Laws, Symmetry, and Symmetry Breaking; Invariance, Conservation Principles, and Objectivity
symmetry invariance symmetry breaking
2008/4/22
Given its importance in modern physics, philosophers of science have paid surprisingly little attention to the subject of symmetries and invariances, and they have largely neglected the subtopic of sy...
Reductionism, Explanatory Pluralism and Invariance
Invariance Explanatory Pluralism Reductionism
2008/4/22
I compare two competing positions regarding relations between sciences: reductionism and explanatory pluralism. I argue that reductionism is not warranted by evidence from scientific practice, but on ...
The non-relativistic limits of the Maxwell and Dirac equations: the role of Galilean and gauge invariance
Non-relativistic limit Maxwell equations Dirac equations Pauli equation
2008/4/21
The aim of this paper is to illustrate four properties of the non-relativistic limits of relativistic theories: (a) that a massless relativistic field may have a meaningful non-relativistic limit, (b)...
The time reversal invariance of classical electromagnetic theory: Albert versus Malament.
time reversal invariance electromagnetic theory
2008/4/21
David Albert has recently argued that classical electromagnetic theory (EM) is not time reversal invariant (non-TRI), while David Malament rejects this argument and maintains the orthodox result, that...
Time-reversal invariance and irreversibility in time-asymmetric quantum mechanics
quantum mechanics irreversibility time-reversal invariance
2008/4/21
The aim of this paper is to analyze the concepts of time-reversal invariance and irreversibility in the so-called 'time-asymmetric quantum mechanics'. We begin with pointing out the difference between...
On the Lorentz Invariance of Maxwell's Equations
Special Theory of Relativity Maxwell's equations
2008/4/15
It is shown that, contrary to existing opinion, Maxwell's equations are not invariant in form under Lorentz transformations.
Chalmers' principle of organizational invariance makes consciousness fundamental but meaningless spectator of its own drama
consciousness epiphenomenalism causality
2008/4/10
It is argued that if consciousness is a fundamental ingredient of reality then no any psychophysical law such as Chalmers' principle of organizational invariance is needed to keep coherence between ex...
"On the Time Reversal Invariance of Classical Electromagnetic Theory"
time reversal invariance electromagnetic theory
2008/4/9
David Albert claims that classical electromagnetic theory is not time reversal invariant. He acknowledges that all physics books say that it is, but claims they are ``simply wrong" because they rely ...