REDUCTION, EMERGENCE, AND RENORMALIZATION.
The article focuses on the concept of renormalization and illustrates the morals labeled as deduce and before. Topics discussed include Ernest Nagel's account of reduction, an introduction of quantum field theories, and the consideration of universality as an idea of multiple realizability. Also pro...
| Published in: | Journal of Philosophy Vol. 111; no. 1; pp. 5 - 50 |
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Journal of Philosophy Inc.
Jan2014
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| Summary: | The article focuses on the concept of renormalization and illustrates the morals labeled as deduce and before. Topics discussed include Ernest Nagel's account of reduction, an introduction of quantum field theories, and the consideration of universality as an idea of multiple realizability. Also provided are controversies related to effective field theories including the compatibility of Nagel's account of reduction to the renormalization group idea and the noncontinuous aspect of spacetime. |
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