Abstract
Renormalization group (RG) explanations account for the astonishing phenomenon that microscopically very different physical systems display the same macro-behavior when undergoing phase-transitions. Among philosophers, this explanandum phenomenon is often described as the occurrence of a particular kind of multiply realized macro-behavior. In several recent publications, Robert Batterman denies that RG explanations account for this explanandum phenomenon by following (what I call) the commonality strategy, i.e. by identifying properties that microscopically very different physical systems have in common. Arguing against Batterman's claim, I defend the view that RG explanations are in accord with the commonality strategy.
| Dokumententyp: | Zeitschriftenartikel |
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| Keywords: | scientific explanation, multiple realization, universality, renormalization group explanation, statistical physics, emergence |
| Fakultät: | Philosophie, Wissenschaftstheorie und Religionswissenschaft > Munich Center for Mathematical Philosophy (MCMP)
Philosophie, Wissenschaftstheorie und Religionswissenschaft > Munich Center for Mathematical Philosophy (MCMP) > Philosophy of Science Philosophie, Wissenschaftstheorie und Religionswissenschaft > Munich Center for Mathematical Philosophy (MCMP) > Philosophy of Physics |
| Themengebiete: | 100 Philosophie und Psychologie > 100 Philosophie |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Dokumenten ID: | 28969 |
| Datum der Veröffentlichung auf Open Access LMU: | 29. Jul. 2016 06:41 |
| Letzte Änderungen: | 29. Jul. 2016 06:41 |
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