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.
| Item Type: | Journal article |
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| Keywords: | scientific explanation, multiple realization, universality, renormalization group explanation, statistical physics, emergence |
| Faculties: | Philosophy, Philosophy of Science and Religious Science > Munich Center for Mathematical Philosophy (MCMP) Philosophy, Philosophy of Science and Religious Science > Munich Center for Mathematical Philosophy (MCMP) > Philosophy of Science Philosophy, Philosophy of Science and Religious Science > Munich Center for Mathematical Philosophy (MCMP) > Philosophy of Physics |
| Subjects: | 100 Philosophy and Psychology > 100 Philosophy |
| Language: | English |
| Item ID: | 28969 |
| Date Deposited: | 29. Jul 2016 06:41 |
| Last Modified: | 29. Jul 2016 06:41 |
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