Gauge theories and holisms

Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part B - Studies in History and Philosophy of Modern Physics

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 619-642

  Healey, Richard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Electromagnetism; Gauge; Gravitation; Holism; Nonseparability; Yang Mills

Indexed keywords

EID: 11344292782     PISSN: 13552198     EISSN: 18792502     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.shpsb.2004.07.003     Document Type: Article

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