Theoretical equivalence and duality
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De Haro, S https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3000-5967
Abstract
Theoretical equivalence and duality are two closely related notions: but their interconnection has so far not been well understood. In this paper I explicate the contribution of a recent schema for duality to discussions of theoretical equivalence. I argue that duality suggests a construal of theoretical equivalence in the physical sciences. The construal is in terms of the isomorphism of models, as defined by the Schema. This construal entails interpretative constraints that should be useful for theoretical equivalence more generally. I illustrate the construal in various formulations of Maxwell's electromagnetic theory.
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Funder: Trinity College, University of Cambridge; doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100000727
Keywords
physics.hist-ph, physics.hist-ph
Journal Title
Synthese
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0039-7857
1573-0964
1573-0964
Volume Title
198
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Springer Science and Business Media LLC