Fiber bundles, Yang–Mills theory, and general relativity

Synthese 193 (8) (2016)
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I articulate and discuss a geometrical interpretation of Yang–Mills theory. Analogies and disanalogies between Yang–Mills theory and general relativity are also considered.

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10.1007/s11229-015-0849-3

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Regarding the ‘Hole Argument’.James Owen Weatherall - 2016 - British Journal for the Philosophy of Science:axw012.
Understanding Gauge.James Owen Weatherall - 2016 - Philosophy of Science 83 (5):1039-1049.

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The metaphysics within physics.Tim Maudlin - 2007 - New York: Oxford University Press.

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