Early string theory as a challenging case study for philosophers

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Authors Elena Castellani

Publication date 2 January 2013

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

History of mathematics in the 20th century (01A60) History of quantum theory (81-03) General and philosophical questions in quantum theory (81P05) String and superstring theories; other extended objects (e.g., branes) in quantum field theory (81T30)

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