The ultimate constituents of the material world: in search of an ontology for fundamental physics
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1. Verfasser: Kuhlmann, Meinard (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Frankfurt Ontos Verlag 2010
Schriftenreihe:Philosophische Analyse Bd. 37
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Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references
Part I Ontology and Quantum Field Theory; Chapter 1 Introduction; Chapter 2 Philosophical Background; 2.1 Atomism in the History of Philosophy; 2.2 Philosophical Versus Scientific Atomism; 2.3 Atomism and Reductionism; Chapter 3 Ontology and Physics; 3.1 Some Main Themes in Ontology; 3.2 A Brief History of Ontology; 3.3 The Analytical Tradition of Ontology; 3.4 No-Go Theorems as Tools for the Ontological Practician; 3.5 Symmetries, Heuristics and Objectivity; Chapter 4 History and Basic Structure of QFT; 4.1 The Early Development; 4.2 The Emergence of Infinities; 4.3 The Taming of Infinities
4.4 The Lagrangian Formulation of QFT4.5 Interaction; Chapter 5 Alternative Approaches; 5.1 Deficiencies of the Standard Formulation of QFT; 5.2 The Algebraic Point of View; 5.3 Basic Ideas of AQFT; Chapter 6 The Ontological Significance of QFTand AQFT; 6.1 QM Versus QFT; 6.2 AQFT and the Ideal Language Philosophy; 6.3 QFT Versus AQFT; 6.4 The Philosophical Interest in (A)QFT; Part II Classical Ontologies; Chapter 7 Classical vs. Revisionary Ontologies; 7.1 Introduction; 7.2 Aristotle's Theory of Substances; 7.3 Substance Ontologies; 7.4 Substances Under Attack
7.5 Substance Ontology and Quantum Physics7.5.1 Incompatible Observables; 7.5.2 Non-Vanishing Vacuum Expectation Values; Chapter 8 Particle Interpretation of QFT; 8.1 The Particle Concept; 8.1.1 General Features; 8.1.2 Wigner's Analysis of the Poincar ́e Group; 8.2 Theory and Experiment in Elementary Particle Physics: Is a Particle Track a Track of a Particle?; 8.3 Localization Problems; 8.3.1 The Clash of Causality and Localizability; 8.3.2 Locating the Origin of Non-Localizability: A Comparative Study; 8.4 Further Problems for a Particle Interpretation of QFT; 8.5 Results
Chapter 9 Field Interpretations of QFT9.1 The Field Concept; 9.2 Fields as Basic Entities of QFT; 9.2.1 The Role of Field Operators in QFT; 9.2.2 Indirect Evidence for Fields; 9.3 Fields Versus Algebras; Part III Revisionary Ontologies; Chapter 10 Process Ontology; 10.1 The Strands of Process Ontology; 10.2 Why Process Ontology in QM and QFT?; 10.3 A Case Study: Consequences of the Ontological Hypotheses for the Interpretation of Feynman Diagrams; 10.4 Evaluation of the Case Study; 10.5 Remaining Problems; Chapter 11 Trope Ontology I: The Ontological Status of Properties
11.1 The Problem of Universals11.2 The Traditional Responses; 11.3 A New Solution: Trope Ontology; 11.4 An Evaluation of the Debate; 11.5 Conclusion and Outlook; Chapter 12 Trope Ontology II: Properties and Things; Part IV The Trope Bundle Interpretation; Chapter 13 Dispositional Trope Ontology; 13.1 Introduction; 13.2 Trope Bundles and Many-Particle Systems; 13.2.1 'Elementary Particles'; 13.2.2 Individuality of Quantum Objects; 13.2.3 Dispositions and Tropes; 13.2.4 An Example; 13.3 The Trope Bundle Interpretation of AQFT; 13.3.1 AQFT as a Model of Trope Ontology
Today, quantum field theory (QFT)-the mathematical and conceptual framework for contemporary elementary particle physics-is the best starting point for analysing the fundamental building blocks of the material world. QFT if taken seriously in its metaphysical implications yields a picture of the world that is at variance with central classical conceptions. The core of Kuhlmann's investigation consists in the analysis of various ontological interpretations of QFT, e.g. substance ontologies as well as a process-ontological approach. Eventually, Kuhlmann proposes a dispositional trope ontology, a
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