The Philosophy and Physics of Duality

This monograph discusses dualities in physics: what dualities are, their main examples—from quantum mechanics and electrodynamics to statistical mechanics, quantum field theory and string theory—and the philosophical questions that they raise. Part I first conceptualises dualities and discusses thei...

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Main Authors:	De Haro, Sebastian, Butterfield, Jeremy
Format:	Online
Language:	English
Published:	Oxford University Press 2026
Subjects:	Duality Theoretical equivalence Scientific realism Emergence Scientific understanding String theory Quantum field theory Gauge-gravity duality Hole argument Particles and solitons thema EDItEUR::P Mathematics and Science::PD Science: general issues::PDA Philosophy of science thema EDItEUR::P Mathematics and Science::PH Physics thema EDItEUR::P Mathematics and Science::PH Physics::PHQ Quantum physics (quantum mechanics and quantum field theory)
Online Access:	https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/110810
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