TY - JOUR
T1 - On Witness-Discernibility of Elementary Particles
AU - Linnebo, Ø
AU - Muller, F.A.
PY - 2012
Y1 - 2012
N2 - In the context of discussions about the nature of ‘identical particles’ and the status of Leibniz’s Principle of the Identity of Indiscernibles in Quantum Mechanics, a novel kind of physical discernibility has recently been proposed, which we call witness-discernibility. We inquire into how witness-discernibility relates to known kinds of discernibility. Our conclusion will be that for a wide variety of cases, including the intended quantum-mechanical ones, witness-discernibility collapses extensionally to absolute discernibility, that is, to discernibility by properties.
AB - In the context of discussions about the nature of ‘identical particles’ and the status of Leibniz’s Principle of the Identity of Indiscernibles in Quantum Mechanics, a novel kind of physical discernibility has recently been proposed, which we call witness-discernibility. We inquire into how witness-discernibility relates to known kinds of discernibility. Our conclusion will be that for a wide variety of cases, including the intended quantum-mechanical ones, witness-discernibility collapses extensionally to absolute discernibility, that is, to discernibility by properties.
U2 - 10.1007/s10670-012-9385-4
DO - 10.1007/s10670-012-9385-4
M3 - Article
SN - 0165-0106
JO - Erkenntnis
JF - Erkenntnis
ER -