Quantum field theory and the limits of reductionism.
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 q...
| Publicado en: | Synthese Vol. 204; no. 3; pp. 1 - 38 |
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Springer Nature
Sep2024
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