Interpreting Supersymmetry.
Supersymmetry in quantum physics is a mathematically simple phenomenon that raises deep foundational questions. To motivate these questions, I present a toy model, the supersymmetric harmonic oscillator, and its superspace representation, which adds extra anticommuting dimensions to spacetime. I the...
| Publicado en: | Erkenntnis Vol. 87; no. 5; pp. 2375 - 2397 |
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Oct2022
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