To Quantize or Not to Quantize: Fact and Folklore in Quantum Gravity.

Does the need to find a quantum theory of gravity imply that the gravitational field must be quantized? Physicists working in quantum gravity routinely assume an affirmative answer, often without being aware of the metaphysical commitments that tend to underlie this assumption. The ambition of this...

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Publicado en:Philosophy of Science Vol. 72; no. 5; pp. 777 - 789
Autor principal: Wüthrich, Christian
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Publicado: Cambridge University Press Dec2005
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