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100	1		_aFrench, Steven. _954106
245	1	0	_aIdentity in Physics : _bA Historical, Philosophical, and Formal Analysis / _cby Steven French and Décio Krause.
260			_aOxford : _bClarendon Press ; _aOxford ; _aNew York : _bOxford University Press, _c2006.
300			_axv, 422 p. ; _c26 cm.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [385]-413) and index.
505			_a1. Introduction; 2. Individuality in Classical Physics; 3. Quantum Statistics and Non-Individuality; 4. Individuality and Non-Individuality in Quantum Mechanics; 5. Names, Nomological Objects, and Quasets; 6. A Problem for Present Day Mathematics; 7. The Mathematics of Non-Individuality; 8. Non-Reflexive Quantum Logics; 9. The Logic of Quanta
520			_aCan quantum particles be regarded as individuals, just like books, tables and people? According to the 'received' view - articulated by several physicists in the immediate aftermath of the quantum revolution - quantum physics itself tells us they cannot: quantum particles, unlike their classical counterparts, must be regarded as 'non-individuals' in some sense. However, recent work has indicated that this is not the whole story and that the theory is also consistent with the position that such particles can be taken to be individuals, albeit at a metaphysical price. Drawing on philosophical accounts of identity and individuality, as well as the histories of both classical and quantum physics, the authors explore these two alternative metaphysical packages. In particular, they argue that if quantum particles are regarded as individuals, then Leibniz's famous Principle of the Identity of Indiscernibles is in fact violated. Recent discussions of this conclusion are analysed in detail and, again, the costs involved in saving the Principle are carefully considered.Taking the alternative package, the authors deploy recent work in non-standard logic and set theory to indicate how we can make sense of the idea that objects can be non-individuals. The concluding chapter suggests how these results might then be extended to quantum field theory. Identity in Physics brings together a range of work in this area and further develops the authors' own contributions to the debate. Uniquely, as the title indicates, it situates this work in the appropriate formal, historical, and philosophical contexts.
650		0	_aPhysics _xPhilosophy. _911275
650		0	_aIdentity (Philosophical concept) _946633
650		0	_aIndividuality. _954107
700	1		_aKrause, Decio. _954108
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