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Curie’s Principle: Not a theorem, Not even for Ismael

By Bryan 31 August 2017 philosophy of physics
Curie’s Principle: Not a theorem, Not even for Ismael

Twenty years ago now, Jenann Ismael wrote a fascinating little article called “Curie’s Principle” (1997 Synthese), which discussed a symmetry principle due to Pierre Curie: “When certain effects show a…

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The physics of the 2015 Supertide in Western Europe

By Bryan 22 March 2015 news, philosophy of physics
The physics of the 2015 Supertide in Western Europe

The causes of tides The tides are caused by two things. The moon’s gravitational force pulling on the oceans. The sun’s gravitational force pulling on the oceans. An eclipse does not…

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Three merry roads to T-violation

By Bryan 3 October 2014 philosophy of physics
Three merry roads to T-violation

Last year I had a back-and-forth Abhay Ashtekar. It was during a lively conference organised by Emily Grosholz and hosted by the Center for Gravitaiton and the Cosmos where Ashtekar is director. Our discussion…

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Bohmian Indeterminism

By Bryan 3 April 2014 philosophy of physics
Bohmian Indeterminism

Bohmian mechanics is not just an “interpretation” of quantum mechanics. It is a radical revision. In this note, I’d like to point out one reason that it’s an implausible revision:…

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Spatial translations in quantum mechanics

By Bryan 23 March 2014 quantum theory
Spatial translations in quantum mechanics

I remember that when I first learned the Canonical Commutation Relations in quantum mechanics, they seemed mysterious:     I knew I was supposed to view this as a law…

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