What Do Symmetries Tell Us about Structure?
Mathematicians, physicists, and philosophers of physics often look to the symmetries of an object for insight into the structure and constitution of the object. My aim in this article is to explain why this practice is successful. In order to do so, I present a collection of results that are closely...
| Publicado en: | Philosophy of Science Vol. 85; no. 4; pp. 617 - 640 |
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Cambridge University Press
Oct2018
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