Egg, Matthias; Lam, Vincent Minh Duc; Oldofredi, Andrea (2017). Particles, Cutoffs and Inequivalent Representations: Fraser and Wallace on Quantum Field Theory. Foundations of physics, 47(3), pp. 453-466. Springer 10.1007/s10701-017-0069-4
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We critically review the recent debate between Doreen Fraser and David Wallace on the interpretation of quantum field theory, with the aim of identifying where the core of the disagreement lies. We show that, despite appearances, their conflict does not concern the existence of particles or the occurrence of unitarily inequivalent representations. Instead, the dispute ultimately turns on the very definition of what a quantum field theory is. We further illustrate the fundamental differences between the two approaches by comparing them both to the Bohmian program in quantum field theory.
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Journal Article (Original Article) |
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Division/Institute: |
06 Faculty of Humanities > Department of Art and Cultural Studies > Institute of Philosophy 06 Faculty of Humanities > Department of Art and Cultural Studies > Institute of Philosophy > Theoretical Philosophy |
UniBE Contributor: |
Egg, Matthias, Lam, Vincent Minh Duc |
Subjects: |
100 Philosophy |
ISSN: |
0015-9018 |
Publisher: |
Springer |
Language: |
English |
Submitter: |
Matthias Peter Egg |
Date Deposited: |
30 May 2018 09:09 |
Last Modified: |
05 Dec 2022 15:12 |
Publisher DOI: |
10.1007/s10701-017-0069-4 |
BORIS DOI: |
10.7892/boris.113669 |
URI: |
https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/113669 |
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