تقرير
Quantum Field Theory and the Limits of Reductionism
| العنوان: | Quantum Field Theory and the Limits of Reductionism |
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| المؤلفون: | Adlam, Emily |
| سنة النشر: | 2024 |
| المجموعة: | High Energy Physics - Phenomenology Physics (Other) Quantum Physics |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: | Physics - History and Philosophy of Physics, High Energy Physics - Phenomenology, Quantum Physics |
| الوصف: | I suggest that the current situation in quantum field theory (QFT) provides some reason to question the universal validity of ontological reductionism. I argue that the renormalization group flow is reversible except at fixed points, which makes the relation between large and small distance scales quite symmetric in QFT, opening up at least the technical possibility of a non-reductionist approach to QFT. I suggest that some conceptual problems encountered within QFT may potentially be mitigated by moving to an alternative picture in which it is no longer the case that the large supervenes on the small. Finally, I explore some specific models in which a form of non-reductionism might be implemented, and consider the prospects for future development of these models. Comment: Forthcoming in Synthese |
| نوع الوثيقة: | Working Paper |
| URL الوصول: | http://arxiv.org/abs/2407.20457 |
| رقم الأكسشن: | edsarx.2407.20457 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | arXiv |
| الوصف غير متاح. |