Establishing the philosophy of supersymmetry introduction to the topical collection.
This article systematically explores the philosophical dimensions of supersymmetry (SUSY), a theoretical framework in particle physics positing a symmetry between bosons (force-carrying particles) and fermions (matter particles). It traces SUSY’s conceptual development from its origins in the early...
| Publicado en: | Synthese Vol. 207; no. 4; pp. 1 - 12 |
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