No place for particles in relativistic quantum theories?

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David Malament (1996) has recently argued that there can be no relativistic quantum theory of (localizable) particles. We consider and rebut several objections that have been made against the soundness of Malament's argument. We then consider some further objections that might be made against the generality of Malament's conclusion, and we supply three no-go theorems to counter these objections. Finally, we dispel potential worries about the counterintuitive nature of these results by showing that relativistic quantum field theory itself explains the appearance of "particle detections.".

OriginalsprogEngelsk
TidsskriftPhilosophy of Science
Vol/bind69
Udgave nummer1
Sider (fra-til)1-28
ISSN0031-8248
DOI
StatusUdgivet - 2002
Eksternt udgivetJa

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