RT Journal Article
T1 Lagrangian possibilities
A1 Ruyant, Quentin Joel Marie
A1 Guay, Alexandre
AB Natural modalities are often analysed from an abstract point of view where they are associated with putative laws of nature. However, the way possibilities are represented in physics is more complex. Lagrangian mechanics, for instance, involves two different layers of modalities: kinematical and dynamical possibilities. This paper examines the status of these two layers, both in the classical and quantum case. The quantum case is particularly problematic: we identify four possible interpretive options. The upshot is that a close inspection of the way possibilities are represented in physics could lead to new ways of thinking about natural modalities.
PB Springer
SN 0039-7857
YR 2024
FD 2024-04-12
LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/103132
UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/103132
LA eng
NO Ruyant, Q., Guay, A. Lagrangian possibilities. Synthese 203, 125 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11229-024-04550-x
NO Financiación en Acceso Abierto gracias al convenio CRUE-CSIC con Springer Nature.
NO Comisión Europea
DS Docta Complutense
RD 10 abr 2025