Alexandre Guay
Biographic Data
| ID | 1066980 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Alexandre Guay |
| GIVEN NAMES | Alexandre |
| FAMILY NAME | Guay |
| SIGNATURE | GUAY A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Université du Québec à Montréal |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-7857-363X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 12 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 7 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2008 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Lagrangian possibilities
Natural modalities are often analysed from an abstract point of view where they are associated with putative laws of nature. However, the way possibilities are represented in physics is more complex. Lagrangian mechanics, for instance, involves two different layers of modalities: kinematical and dynamical possibilities. This paper examines the status of these two layers, both in the classical and quantum case. The quantum case is particularly pro…
Right out of the box
Several advocates of the lively field of “metaphysics of science” have recently argued that a naturalistic metaphysics should be based solely on current science, and that it should replace more traditional, intuition-based, forms of metaphysics. The aim of the present paper is to assess that claim by examining the relations between metaphysics of science and general metaphysics. We show that the current metaphysical battlefield is richer and more…
Why is the transference theory of causation insufficient? The challenge of the Aharonov-Bohm effect
Individuals Across the Sciences
Une objectivité kaléidoscopique
Symmetry and Its Formalisms
This article explores the relation between the concept of symmetry and its formalisms. The standard view among philosophers and physicists is that symmetry is completely formalized by mathematical groups. For some mathematicians however, the groupoid is a competing and more general formalism. An analysis of symmetry that justifies this extension has not been adequately spelled out. After a brief explication of how groups, equivalence, and symmetr…
A partial elucidation of the gauge principle
Conceptual Foundations of Yang–Mills Theories
Right out of the box
Several advocates of the lively field of “metaphysics of science” have recently argued that a naturalistic metaphysics should be based solely on current science, and that it should replace more traditional, intuition-based, forms of metaphysics. The aim of the present paper is to assess that claim by examining the relations between metaphysics of science and general metaphysics. We show that the current metaphysical battlefield is richer and more…
Symmetry and Its Formalisms
This article explores the relation between the concept of symmetry and its formalisms. The standard view among philosophers and physicists is that symmetry is completely formalized by mathematical groups. For some mathematicians however, the groupoid is a competing and more general formalism. An analysis of symmetry that justifies this extension has not been adequately spelled out. After a brief explication of how groups, equivalence, and symmetr…
Une objectivité kaléidoscopique
A partial elucidation of the gauge principle
Conceptual Foundations of Yang–Mills Theories
Symmetry and Its Formalisms
This article explores the relation between the concept of symmetry and its formalisms. The standard view among philosophers and physicists is that symmetry is completely formalized by mathematical groups. For some mathematicians however, the groupoid is a competing and more general formalism. An analysis of symmetry that justifies this extension has not been adequately spelled out. After a brief explication of how groups, equivalence, and symmetr…
Une objectivité kaléidoscopique
Individuals Across the Sciences
Why is the transference theory of causation insufficient? The challenge of the Aharonov-Bohm effect
Right out of the box
Several advocates of the lively field of “metaphysics of science” have recently argued that a naturalistic metaphysics should be based solely on current science, and that it should replace more traditional, intuition-based, forms of metaphysics. The aim of the present paper is to assess that claim by examining the relations between metaphysics of science and general metaphysics. We show that the current metaphysical battlefield is richer and more…
Lagrangian possibilities
Natural modalities are often analysed from an abstract point of view where they are associated with putative laws of nature. However, the way possibilities are represented in physics is more complex. Lagrangian mechanics, for instance, involves two different layers of modalities: kinematical and dynamical possibilities. This paper examines the status of these two layers, both in the classical and quantum case. The quantum case is particularly pro…
Epistemology (5 works) · Philosophy (5 works) · Philosophy and History of Science (5 works) · Physics (4 works) · Quantum Mechanics and Applications (4 works) · Theoretical physics (4 works) · Mathematics (3 works) · Metaphysics (3 works) · Geometry (2 works) · Philosophy of science (2 works)