Philosophical Foundations of Quantum Field Theory
Graham, Daniel W. / Brown, Harvey R. Jr. / Harre, Rom
The contributors approach QFT from a variety of standpoints. Part I offers two different interpretations of the value of studying the foundations of QFT as an area of separate metaphysical research. Parts II and III consider the metaphysical and methodological implications of such issues as the problem of the status of virtual particles, the technique of renormalization, and the role of covariance principles. Part IV examines the mathematical ...