Structural Realism and the Problem of Inequivalent Representations in Quantum Field Theory

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This unpublished paper, written in 2005 in the PhD philosophy program at Notre Dame, argues that algebraic structural realism faces a difficulty raised by the existence of inequivalent representations in quantum field theory.

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What is structural realism?James Ladyman - 1998 - Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part A 29 (3):409-424.
Der logische Aufbau der Welt.Rudolf Carnap - 1928 - Annalen der Philosophie Und Philosophischen Kritik 8:106-107.
The Analysis of Matter.Bertrand Russell - 1927/1992 - Humana Mente 3 (9):93-95.

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