Tian Yu Cao (Editor). Conceptual Foundations of Quantum Field Theory. (Based on papers presented at the Center for Philosophy and History of Science, Boston University, 1–3 March 1996.) xx + 399 pp., illus., figs., indexes. Cambridge/New York: Cambridge University Press, 1999. $100.

Isis ◽  
2003 ◽  
Vol 94 (2) ◽  
pp. 409-410
Author(s):  
Heinrich Saller
Keyword(s):  
Field Theory ◽  
Quantum Field Theory ◽  
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scholarly journals The dissipative approach to quantum field theory: conceptual foundations and ontological implications

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrea Oldofredi ◽  
Hans Christian Öttinger
Keyword(s):  
Field Theory ◽  
Quantum Field Theory ◽  
Nonequilibrium Thermodynamics ◽  
Particle Creation ◽  
Mathematical Structure ◽  
Alternative Formulation ◽  
Quantum Field ◽  
Conceptual Foundations ◽  
Particle Creation And Annihilation

AbstractMany attempts have been made to provide Quantum Field Theory with conceptually clear and mathematically rigorous foundations; remarkable examples are the Bohmian and the algebraic perspectives respectively. In this essay we introduce the dissipative approach to QFT, a new alternative formulation of the theory explaining the phenomena of particle creation and annihilation starting from nonequilibrium thermodynamics. It is shown that DQFT presents a rigorous mathematical structure, and a clear particle ontology, taking the best from the mentioned perspectives. Finally, after the discussion of its principal implications and consequences, we compare it with the main Bohmian QFTs implementing a particle ontology.

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