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DTSTART:20190123T220000Z
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LOCATION:Memorial Union\, Old Madison Room
SUMMARY:STRUCTURE AND EQUIVALENCE IN YANG-MILLS THEORY\, Dept of Philo
 sophy Job Talk\, Sarita Rosenstock University of California\, Irvine\,
  University of California\, Irvine Department of Logic and Philosophy 
 of Science
DESCRIPTION:Scientists and philosophers often invoke<br>
\nparsimony a
 s a theoretical virtue alongside<br>
\ndescriptive accuracy\, and aim 
 to minimize the<br>
\namount of structure present in mathematical<br>

 \nformalisms used to represent physical systems. I<br>
\npresent a pro
 posal for formalizing structure<br>
\ncomparison in physics using cate
 gory theory\,<br>
\nwhich can be thought of as the mathematical<br>
\n
 theory of structure. I show how this method can<br>
\nbe used to compa
 re alternative formulations of<br>
\nYang-Mills theory (which underlie
 s modern<br>
\nparticle physics)\, and evaluate claims by<br>
\nphilos
 ophers and physicists regarding their<br>
\nrelative structure.<br>
\n
URL:https://www.physics.wisc.edu/events/?id=5010
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