Are gauge symmetry transformations observable?

British Journal for the Philosophy of Science

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 645-665

  Brading, Katherine ^a   Brown, Harvey R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (United States)

^b Faculty of Philosophy   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 24944542405     PISSN: 00070882     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bjps/55.4.645     Document Type: Review

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