The ultimate constituents of the material world [[electronic resource] ] : in search of an ontology for fundamental physics / / Meinard Kuhlmann

• Autore: Kuhlmann Meinard
• Pubblicazione: Frankfurt, : Ontos Verlag, 2010
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (291 p.)
• Disciplina: 530.14; 530.143
• Soggetto topico: Ontology; Physics
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Part I. Ontology and Quantum Field Theory -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Philosophical Background -- 3. Ontology and Physics -- 4. History and Basic Structure of QFT -- 5. Alternative Approaches -- 6. The Ontological Significance of QFT and AQFT -- Part II. Classical Ontologies -- 7. Classical vs. Revisionary Ontologies -- 8. Particle Interpretation of QFT -- 9. Field Interpretations of QFT -- Part III. Revisionary Ontologies -- 10. Process Ontology -- 11. Trope Ontology I: The Ontological -- 12. Trope Ontology II: Properties and Things -- Part IV. The Trope Bundle Interpretation of QFT: A New Ontology for Fundamental Physics -- 13. Dispositional Trope Ontology -- Part V. Concluding Remarks -- 14. Physics and Philosophy -- 15. Summing Up -- Part VI. Appendices -- Abbreviations and Notation -- A. Special Relativity Theory: Some Notation and Required Results -- B. Ontologically Oriented Survey of Quantum Mechanics -- C. Advanced Foundational Topics in QFT -- D. Assumptions and Results of AQFT -- Bibliography -- Physics (and Mathematics) Glossary -- Philosophy Glossary -- Backmatter
• Sommario/riassunto: Today, quantum field theory (QFT)-the mathematical and conceptual framework for contemporary elementary particle physics-is the best starting point for analysing the fundamental building blocks of the material world. QFT if taken seriously in its metaphysical implications yields a picture of the world that is at variance with central classical conceptions. The core of Kuhlmann's investigation consists in the analysis of various ontological interpretations of QFT, e.g. substance ontologies as well as a process-ontological approach. Eventually, Kuhlmann proposes a dispositional trope ontology, a
• Titolo autorizzato: The ultimate constituents of the material world
• ISBN: 3-11-032612-4
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910452722603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Philosophische Analyse ; ; Bd. 37.