Practical Unification of Solid-State and Particle Physics in the Construction of the Higgs Mechanism

Koray  Karaca

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-01306-0_21

Practical Unification of Solid-State and Particle Physics in the Construction of the Higgs Mechanism

Koray Karaca

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A number of philosophical accounts have been offered as to what sort of unification exists between the electromagnetic and weak interactions in the Glashow-Weinberg-Salam electroweak theory of elementary particle physics. In this paper, unlike the previous studies, I seek to address how “unity” in science might be interpreted in view of the construction process of the Higgs mechanism, which was a decisive step in the construction of the electroweak theory.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	EPSA11
Subtitle of host publication	Perspectives and Foundational Problems in Philosophy of Science
Editors	Dennis Dieks, Vassilios Karakostas
Publisher	Springer
Pages	253-264
ISBN (Electronic)	978-3-319-01306-0
ISBN (Print)	978-3-319-01305-3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-01306-0_21
Publication status	Published - 2013
Externally published	Yes
Event	3rd Conference of the European Philosophy of Science Association, ESPA 2011 - Athens, Greece Duration: 5 Oct 2011 → 8 Oct 2011 Conference number: 3

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Name	The European Philosophy of Science Association Proceedings
Publisher	Springer
Volume	2

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Conference	3rd Conference of the European Philosophy of Science Association, ESPA 2011
Abbreviated title	ESPA
Country/Territory	Greece
City	Athens
Period	5/10/11 → 8/10/11

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Karaca, K 2013, Practical Unification of Solid-State and Particle Physics in the Construction of the Higgs Mechanism. in D Dieks & V Karakostas (eds), EPSA11: Perspectives and Foundational Problems in Philosophy of Science. The European Philosophy of Science Association Proceedings, vol. 2, Springer, pp. 253-264, 3rd Conference of the European Philosophy of Science Association, ESPA 2011, Athens, Greece, 5/10/11. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-01306-0_21

Practical Unification of Solid-State and Particle Physics in the Construction of the Higgs Mechanism. / Karaca, Koray .
EPSA11: Perspectives and Foundational Problems in Philosophy of Science. ed. / Dennis Dieks; Vassilios Karakostas. Springer, 2013. p. 253-264 (The European Philosophy of Science Association Proceedings; Vol. 2).

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