The dissipative approach to quantum field theory: conceptual foundations and ontological implications

Many attempts have been made to provide Quantum Field Theory with conceptually clear and mathematically rigorous foundations; remarkable examples are the Bohmian and the algebraic perspectives respectively. In this essay we introduce the dissipative approach to QFT, a new alternative formulation of...

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Autores principales: Oldofredi, Andrea, Öttinger, Hans Christian
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer Netherlands 2020
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Paper in Philosophy of the Natural Sciences
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7746560/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33365106
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s13194-020-00330-9
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description Many attempts have been made to provide Quantum Field Theory with conceptually clear and mathematically rigorous foundations; remarkable examples are the Bohmian and the algebraic perspectives respectively. In this essay we introduce the dissipative approach to QFT, a new alternative formulation of the theory explaining the phenomena of particle creation and annihilation starting from nonequilibrium thermodynamics. It is shown that DQFT presents a rigorous mathematical structure, and a clear particle ontology, taking the best from the mentioned perspectives. Finally, after the discussion of its principal implications and consequences, we compare it with the main Bohmian QFTs implementing a particle ontology.
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spelling pubmed-77465602020-12-21 The dissipative approach to quantum field theory: conceptual foundations and ontological implications Oldofredi, Andrea Öttinger, Hans Christian Eur J Philos Sci Paper in Philosophy of the Natural Sciences Many attempts have been made to provide Quantum Field Theory with conceptually clear and mathematically rigorous foundations; remarkable examples are the Bohmian and the algebraic perspectives respectively. In this essay we introduce the dissipative approach to QFT, a new alternative formulation of the theory explaining the phenomena of particle creation and annihilation starting from nonequilibrium thermodynamics. It is shown that DQFT presents a rigorous mathematical structure, and a clear particle ontology, taking the best from the mentioned perspectives. Finally, after the discussion of its principal implications and consequences, we compare it with the main Bohmian QFTs implementing a particle ontology. Springer Netherlands 2020-12-17 2021 /pmc/articles/PMC7746560/ /pubmed/33365106 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s13194-020-00330-9 Text en © The Author(s) 2020 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Open AccessThis article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, which permits use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons licence, and indicate if changes were made. The images or other third party material in this article are included in the article's Creative Commons licence, unless indicated otherwise in a credit line to the material. If material is not included in the article's Creative Commons licence and your intended use is not permitted by statutory regulation or exceeds the permitted use, you will need to obtain permission directly from the copyright holder. To view a copy of this licence, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) .
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