Gauge Theory Without Principal Fiber Bundles.
In general relativity, the strong equivalence principle is underpinned by a geometrical account of fields on spacetime, by which all fields and bodies probe the same geometry. This geometric account implies that the parallel transport of all spacetime tensors and spinors is dictated by a single affi...
| Publicado en: | Philosophy of Science Vol. 92; no. 3; pp. 511 - 528 |
|---|---|
| Autor principal: | |
| Formato: | Artículo |
| Publicado: |
Cambridge University Press
Jul2025
|
| Materias: | |
| Acceso en línea: | Ver este registro en EBSCOhost |
| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=hlh&AN=187055221&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: hlh uiTerm: 187055221 longDbName: Humanities International Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: jinfo: jid: 00318248 PSC jtl: Philosophy of Science issn: 00318248 maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: Jul2025 vid: 92 iid: 3 pid: 15979 pub: Cambridge University Press artinfo: ui: 187055221 10.1017/psa.2024.49 ppf: 511 ppct: 17 formats: fmt: – @attributes: type: T – @attributes: type: P size: 544KB tig: atl: Gauge Theory Without Principal Fiber Bundles. aug: au: Gomes, Henrique affil: Oriel College, University of Oxford, UK su: Gauge field theory General relativity (Physics) Tensor fields Vector bundles Particle interactions Equivalence principle (Physics) Geometric connections sug: subj: Gauge field theory General relativity (Physics) Tensor fields Vector bundles Particle interactions Equivalence principle (Physics) Geometric connections ab: In general relativity, the strong equivalence principle is underpinned by a geometrical account of fields on spacetime, by which all fields and bodies probe the same geometry. This geometric account implies that the parallel transport of all spacetime tensors and spinors is dictated by a single affine connection. No similar account of gauge theory is put forward by standard textbooks, which use principal bundles to coordinate the parallel transport of different, interacting particles. Nonetheless, here I argue that gauge theory does afford such a geometric account, obviating the need for principal bundles. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: Article src: R language: English refInfo: copyright: @attributes: flag: Y custom: Copyright of Philosophy of Science is the property of Cambridge University Press and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites without the copyright holder's express written permission. Additionally, content may not be used with any artificial intelligence tools or machine learning technologies. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. item: Philosophy of Science holder: Cambridge University Press dt: @attributes: year: 2025 holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
|---|