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Why gauge? Rovelli and Teh on electrodynamics

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Guay, Alexandre [UCL]

This paper consists mainly in a discussion of Teh’s critique of Rovelli’s claim that gauge dependent quantities have a modal relational status, in particular in the context of electrodynamics. After assessing the critique and acknowledging some of its strength, I will provide a better case study in the context of QED2+1 applied to condensed matter physics. In this context, Rovelli’s claim seems more robust against Teh’s critique.

Document type Communication à un colloque (Conference Paper) – Conférence invitée / Keynote
Publication date 2017
Language Anglais
Conference "Direct empirical status and the ontology of symmetries in physics", Louvain-la-Neuve (du 03/07/2017 au 04/07/2017)
Affiliation UCL - SSH/ISP - Institut supérieur de philosophie
Keywords gauge theory ; Rovelli
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Bibliographic reference Guay, Alexandre. Why gauge? Rovelli and Teh on electrodynamics.Direct empirical status and the ontology of symmetries in physics (Louvain-la-Neuve, du 03/07/2017 au 04/07/2017).
Permanent URL http://hdl.handle.net/2078.1/190915