Conceptual Developments of 20th Century Field Theories
By T. Cao. 2019
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Preface 1. Introduction 2. The rise of classical field theory Part I. Geometrical Programme For Fundamental Interactions: 3. Einstein's route to gravitational field 4. General theory of relativity (GTR) 5. Geometrical programme (GP) Part II. Quantum Field Programme For Fundamental Interactions: 6. The rise of quantum theory 7. Formation of conceptual foundations of quantum field theory 8. Quantum field programme (QFP) Part III. Gauge Field Programme For Fundamental Interactions: 9. The route to gauge field 10. Formation of conceptual foundations of gauge field theory 11. Gauge field programme (GFP) 12. Ontological synthesis and scientific realism Appendixes Bibliography.
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- Everything you always wanted to know about structural realism but were afraid to ask (2011, background): “76 Quantum field theory is discussed in Cao (1997, 2003a), Lyre (2004), Kantorovich (2003) and Saunders (2003a). Group theory is the focus of French (1998, 1999, 2000) and Castellani (1998).”
- Curie's Principle and spontaneous symmetry breaking (2004, unknown): “2 & 3, July 2004, pp. 173±198 (see, for example, Cao, 1997, p. 281).”
- Remodelling Structural Realism: Quantum Physics and the Metaphysics of Structure (2003, background): “This, of course, throws the issue back to the field theorists and Dorato agrees with Cao in his review of the latter’s book (Cao 1997; Dorato 1999), that the existence of spatio-temporal relations must be underpinned by the existence of the gravitational field, understood as a ‘concrete’ and hence,…”