The heuristic function of duality.
I conceptualise the role of dualities in quantum gravity, in terms of their functions for theory construction. I distinguish between two functions of duality in physical practice: namely, discovering and describing 'equivalent physics', versus suggesting 'new physics'. I dub these the 'theoretical'...
| Published in: | Synthese Vol. 196; no. 12; pp. 5169 - 5204 |
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Springer Nature
Dec2019
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