Ontological Clarity via Canonical Presentation: Electromagnetism and the Aharonov–Bohm Effect
Quantum physics demands some radical revision of our fundamental beliefs about physical reality. We know that because there are certain verified physical phenomena—two-slit interference, the disappearance of interference upon monitoring, violations of Bell’s inequality—...
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| description | Quantum physics demands some radical revision of our fundamental beliefs about physical reality. We know that because there are certain verified physical phenomena—two-slit interference, the disappearance of interference upon monitoring, violations of Bell’s inequality—that have no classical analogs. But the exact nature of that revision has been under dispute since the foundation of quantum theory. I offer a method of clarifying what the commitments of a clearly formulated physical theory are, and apply it to a discussion of some options available to account for another non-classical phenomenon: the Aharonov–Bohm effect. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-b8ca3b9748504a31a0afce5499bbaea82022-12-22T01:59:18ZengMDPI AGEntropy1099-43002018-06-0120646510.3390/e20060465e20060465Ontological Clarity via Canonical Presentation: Electromagnetism and the Aharonov–Bohm EffectTim Maudlin0Department of Philosophy, New York University, New York, NY 10003, USAQuantum physics demands some radical revision of our fundamental beliefs about physical reality. We know that because there are certain verified physical phenomena—two-slit interference, the disappearance of interference upon monitoring, violations of Bell’s inequality—that have no classical analogs. But the exact nature of that revision has been under dispute since the foundation of quantum theory. I offer a method of clarifying what the commitments of a clearly formulated physical theory are, and apply it to a discussion of some options available to account for another non-classical phenomenon: the Aharonov–Bohm effect.http://www.mdpi.com/1099-4300/20/6/465Aharonov–Bohm effectphysical ontologynomologyinterpretationgauge freedomCanonical Presentation |
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| title | Ontological Clarity via Canonical Presentation: Electromagnetism and the Aharonov–Bohm Effect |
| title_full | Ontological Clarity via Canonical Presentation: Electromagnetism and the Aharonov–Bohm Effect |
| title_fullStr | Ontological Clarity via Canonical Presentation: Electromagnetism and the Aharonov–Bohm Effect |
| title_full_unstemmed | Ontological Clarity via Canonical Presentation: Electromagnetism and the Aharonov–Bohm Effect |
| title_short | Ontological Clarity via Canonical Presentation: Electromagnetism and the Aharonov–Bohm Effect |
| title_sort | ontological clarity via canonical presentation electromagnetism and the aharonov bohm effect |
| topic | Aharonov–Bohm effect physical ontology nomology interpretation gauge freedom Canonical Presentation |
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