Nicholas Teh
Biographic Data
| ID | 1121504 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Nicholas Teh |
| GIVEN NAMES | Nicholas |
| FAMILY NAME | Teh |
| SIGNATURE | TEH N |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Notre Dame |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-9698-466X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 7 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 9 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
From empirical symmetries to laws: Newtonian gravitation as an effective field theory
The goal of this paper is to argue for a systematic set of connections between the philosophy literature on the empirical significance of symmetries and the physics literature on generating effective field theories using symmetry-breaking data via the coset construction. A salient case for exhibiting these connections is the symmetry principles exhibited by Newton’s Corollaries V and VI. In the following, we (i) argue for an interpretation of sym…
Weighted envy-freeness for submodular valuations
We investigate the fair allocation of indivisible goods to agents with possibly different entitlements represented by weights. Previous work has shown that guarantees for additive valuations with existing envy-based notions cannot be extended to the case where agents have matroid-rank (i.e., binary submodular) valuations. We propose two families of envy-based notions for matroid-rank and general submodular valuations, one based on the idea of tra…
Beyond Spacetime: The Foundations of Quantum Gravity
Beyond Spacetime: The Foundations of Quantum Gravity is one of two edited volumes stemming from a three-year research project led by Nick Huggett and Chris Wuthrich on the philosophy of quantum gravity, with the goal of “explor[ing] the idea that attempts to quantize gravity either significantly modify the structures of classical spacetime or replace them—and spacetime itself—altogether” (1). The background thought here is that such attempts natu…
Weighted fair division with matroid-rank valuations: Monotonicity and strategyproofness
We study the problem of fairly allocating indivisible goods to agents with weights corresponding to their entitlements. Previous work has shown that, when agents have binary additive valuations, the maximum weighted Nash welfare rule is resource-, population-, and weight-monotone, satisfies group-strategyproofness, and can be implemented in polynomial time. We generalize these results to the class of weighted additive welfarist rules with concave…
On maximum weighted Nash welfare for binary valuations
We consider the problem of fairly allocating indivisible goods to agents with weights representing their entitlements. A natural rule in this setting is the maximum weighted Nash welfare (MWNW) rule, which selects an allocation maximizing the weighted product of the agents’ utilities. We show that when agents have binary valuations, a specific version of MWNW is resource- and population-monotone, satisfies group-strategyproofness, and can be impl…
Two Forms of Inconsistency in Quantum Foundations
Recently, there has been some discussion of how Dutch book arguments might be used to demonstrate the rational incoherence of certain hidden variable models of quantum theory (Feintzeig [2015]; Feintzeig and Fletcher [2017]; Wroński and Godziszewski [2017]). In this paper, we argue that the ‘form of inconsistency’ underlying this alleged irrationality is deeply and comprehensively related to the more familiar ‘inconsistency’ phenomenon of context…
Comparing dualities and gauge symmetries
Categorical Generalization and Physical Structuralism
Category theory has become central to certain aspects of theoretical physics. Bain ([2013]) has recently argued that this has significance for ontic structural realism. We argue against this claim. In so doing, we uncover two pervasive forms of category-theoretic generalization. We call these ‘generalization by duality’ and ‘generalization by categorifying physical processes’. We describe in detail how these arise, and explain their significance …
On the Relation between Dualities and Gauge Symmetries
We make two points about dualities in string theory. The first point is that the conception of duality, which we will discuss, meshes with two dual theories being ‘gauge related’ in the general philosophical sense of being physically equivalent. The second point is a result about gauge/gravity duality that shows its relation to gauge symmetries to be subtler than one might expect: each of a certain class of gauge symmetries in the gravity theory,…
Categorical Generalization and Physical Structuralism
Category theory has become central to certain aspects of theoretical physics. Bain ([2013]) has recently argued that this has significance for ontic structural realism. We argue against this claim. In so doing, we uncover two pervasive forms of category-theoretic generalization. We call these ‘generalization by duality’ and ‘generalization by categorifying physical processes’. We describe in detail how these arise, and explain their significance …
On maximum weighted Nash welfare for binary valuations
We consider the problem of fairly allocating indivisible goods to agents with weights representing their entitlements. A natural rule in this setting is the maximum weighted Nash welfare (MWNW) rule, which selects an allocation maximizing the weighted product of the agents’ utilities. We show that when agents have binary valuations, a specific version of MWNW is resource- and population-monotone, satisfies group-strategyproofness, and can be impl…
On the Relation between Dualities and Gauge Symmetries
We make two points about dualities in string theory. The first point is that the conception of duality, which we will discuss, meshes with two dual theories being ‘gauge related’ in the general philosophical sense of being physically equivalent. The second point is a result about gauge/gravity duality that shows its relation to gauge symmetries to be subtler than one might expect: each of a certain class of gauge symmetries in the gravity theory,…
On the Relation between Dualities and Gauge Symmetries
We make two points about dualities in string theory. The first point is that the conception of duality, which we will discuss, meshes with two dual theories being ‘gauge related’ in the general philosophical sense of being physically equivalent. The second point is a result about gauge/gravity duality that shows its relation to gauge symmetries to be subtler than one might expect: each of a certain class of gauge symmetries in the gravity theory,…
Comparing dualities and gauge symmetries
Categorical Generalization and Physical Structuralism
Category theory has become central to certain aspects of theoretical physics. Bain ([2013]) has recently argued that this has significance for ontic structural realism. We argue against this claim. In so doing, we uncover two pervasive forms of category-theoretic generalization. We call these ‘generalization by duality’ and ‘generalization by categorifying physical processes’. We describe in detail how these arise, and explain their significance …
Two Forms of Inconsistency in Quantum Foundations
Recently, there has been some discussion of how Dutch book arguments might be used to demonstrate the rational incoherence of certain hidden variable models of quantum theory (Feintzeig [2015]; Feintzeig and Fletcher [2017]; Wroński and Godziszewski [2017]). In this paper, we argue that the ‘form of inconsistency’ underlying this alleged irrationality is deeply and comprehensively related to the more familiar ‘inconsistency’ phenomenon of context…
On maximum weighted Nash welfare for binary valuations
We consider the problem of fairly allocating indivisible goods to agents with weights representing their entitlements. A natural rule in this setting is the maximum weighted Nash welfare (MWNW) rule, which selects an allocation maximizing the weighted product of the agents’ utilities. We show that when agents have binary valuations, a specific version of MWNW is resource- and population-monotone, satisfies group-strategyproofness, and can be impl…
Weighted fair division with matroid-rank valuations: Monotonicity and strategyproofness
We study the problem of fairly allocating indivisible goods to agents with weights corresponding to their entitlements. Previous work has shown that, when agents have binary additive valuations, the maximum weighted Nash welfare rule is resource-, population-, and weight-monotone, satisfies group-strategyproofness, and can be implemented in polynomial time. We generalize these results to the class of weighted additive welfarist rules with concave…
Beyond Spacetime: The Foundations of Quantum Gravity
Beyond Spacetime: The Foundations of Quantum Gravity is one of two edited volumes stemming from a three-year research project led by Nick Huggett and Chris Wuthrich on the philosophy of quantum gravity, with the goal of “explor[ing] the idea that attempts to quantize gravity either significantly modify the structures of classical spacetime or replace them—and spacetime itself—altogether” (1). The background thought here is that such attempts natu…
Weighted envy-freeness for submodular valuations
We investigate the fair allocation of indivisible goods to agents with possibly different entitlements represented by weights. Previous work has shown that guarantees for additive valuations with existing envy-based notions cannot be extended to the case where agents have matroid-rank (i.e., binary submodular) valuations. We propose two families of envy-based notions for matroid-rank and general submodular valuations, one based on the idea of tra…
From empirical symmetries to laws: Newtonian gravitation as an effective field theory
The goal of this paper is to argue for a systematic set of connections between the philosophy literature on the empirical significance of symmetries and the physics literature on generating effective field theories using symmetry-breaking data via the coset construction. A salient case for exhibiting these connections is the symmetry principles exhibited by Newton’s Corollaries V and VI. In the following, we (i) argue for an interpretation of sym…
Mathematics (7 works) · Mathematical economics (4 works) · Physics (4 works) · Computer Science (3 works) · Game Theory and Voting Systems (3 works) · Homogeneous space (3 works) · Mathematical Physics (3 works) · Philosophy and History of Science (3 works) · Pure mathematics (3 works) · Quantum (3 works)