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Gauge Theory and the Geometrisation of Physics
Gauge Theory and the Geometrisation of Physics
Gomes, Henrique de Andrade
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This Element is broadly about the geometrization of physics, but mostly it is about gauge theories. Gauge theories lie at the heart of modern physics: in particular, they constitute the Standard Model of particle physics. At its simplest, the idea of gauge is that nature is best described using a descriptively redundant language; the different descriptions are said to be related by a gauge symmetry. The over-arching question this Element aims to answer is: why is descriptive redundancy fruitful for physics? I will provide three inter-related answers to the question: Why gauge theory?'', that is: why introduce redundancies in our models of nature in the first place? The first is pragmatic, or methodological; the second is based on geometrical considerations, and the third is broadly relational.
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CAMBRIDGE
Bisac Major Subject
Philosophy
Bisac Minor Subject
General
Binding Type
Hardcover
Country Of Origin
US
Number Of Units
1
Length
9.0 Inches
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EAN
Width
6.0 Inches
Publication Date
1970-01-01
Height
0.25 Inches
ISBN 10
1009548115
Weight
0.63 Pounds
Book EAN
9781009548113
Target Audiance
Adults
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