Ontological economy and grand unified gauge theories

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Philosophy of Science 53 (2):280-281 (1986)
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In his paper, “Grand Unified Gauge Theories and the Number of Elementary Particles,“ Robert Weingard suggests what he calls the Extended Redhead's Principle for elementary particles: “Two particles for which there are conceivable circumstances in which one can be ‘rotated’ or reoriented into the other are the same particles”. The philosophical soundness of such a principle is questionable.

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Review: Unification in Science. [REVIEW]Michael L. G. Redhead - 1984 - British Journal for the Philosophy of Science 35 (3):274 - 279.
Unification in science. [REVIEW]M. L. G. Redhead - 1984 - British Journal for the Philosophy of Science 35 (3):274-279.

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