Henrique Gomes
Biographic Data
| ID | 4439447 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Henrique Gomes |
| GIVEN NAMES | Henrique |
| FAMILY NAME | Gomes |
| SIGNATURE | GOMES H |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Oxford |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-9285-0090 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 7 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Representational schemes for theories with symmetry
In the philosophical literature, symmetries of physical theories are most often interpreted according to the general doctrine called ‘traditional sophistication’ (TS). But even this doctrine leaves two important gaps in our understanding of such theories: (A) it allows the individuation of isomorphism-classes to remain intractable and thus of limited use, which is why practising physicists frequently invoke ‘relational, symmetry-invariant observa…
Gauge Theory Without Principal Fiber Bundles
In general relativity, the strong equivalence principle is underpinned by a geometrical account of fields on spacetime, by which all fields and bodies probe the same geometry. This geometric account implies that the parallel transport of all spacetime tensors and spinors is dictated by a single affine connection. No similar account of gauge theory is put forward by standard textbooks, which use principal bundles to coordinate the parallel transpo…
Countering Persistent Alterity
This article explores Redes da Maré, a hybrid non-governmental organization (NGO) established in 2007 to support residents of Complexo da Maré, a neighbourhood of 16 favelas (informal settlements) in northeastern Rio de Janeiro, Brazil housing 140,000 people. Amidst systemic discrimination and limited access to public services, citizens have continually contested that reality and Redes seeks to advocate for their human rights and to improve their…
How to Choose a Gauge? The Case of Hamiltonian Electromagnetism
We develop some ideas about gauge symmetry in the context of Maxwell’s theory of electromagnetism in the Hamiltonian formalism. One great benefit of this formalism is that it pairs momentum and configurational degrees of freedom, so that a decomposition of one side into subsets can be translated into a decomposition of the other. In the case of electromagnetism, this enables us to pair degrees of freedom of the electric field with degrees of free…
Ovipositional Reproduction of the Dengue Vector for Identifying High-Risk Urban Areas
Angular momentum without rotation
Rotation is a challenging riddle for the relationalist. In early versions of the absolute-relational debate for example, Newton's rotating bucket poured cold water on the relationalist position. While the parameters of the debate have changed, a more recent analysis in 1999 by Belot proclaimed rotation to be "the downfall of relationalism." In this paper, we provide a relational response to the riddle of rotation. We present a theory that, contra…
Gauging the boundary in field-space
Angular momentum without rotation
Rotation is a challenging riddle for the relationalist. In early versions of the absolute-relational debate for example, Newton's rotating bucket poured cold water on the relationalist position. While the parameters of the debate have changed, a more recent analysis in 1999 by Belot proclaimed rotation to be "the downfall of relationalism." In this paper, we provide a relational response to the riddle of rotation. We present a theory that, contra…
Gauging the boundary in field-space
Angular momentum without rotation
Rotation is a challenging riddle for the relationalist. In early versions of the absolute-relational debate for example, Newton's rotating bucket poured cold water on the relationalist position. While the parameters of the debate have changed, a more recent analysis in 1999 by Belot proclaimed rotation to be "the downfall of relationalism." In this paper, we provide a relational response to the riddle of rotation. We present a theory that, contra…
Ovipositional Reproduction of the Dengue Vector for Identifying High-Risk Urban Areas
How to Choose a Gauge? The Case of Hamiltonian Electromagnetism
We develop some ideas about gauge symmetry in the context of Maxwell’s theory of electromagnetism in the Hamiltonian formalism. One great benefit of this formalism is that it pairs momentum and configurational degrees of freedom, so that a decomposition of one side into subsets can be translated into a decomposition of the other. In the case of electromagnetism, this enables us to pair degrees of freedom of the electric field with degrees of free…
Representational schemes for theories with symmetry
In the philosophical literature, symmetries of physical theories are most often interpreted according to the general doctrine called ‘traditional sophistication’ (TS). But even this doctrine leaves two important gaps in our understanding of such theories: (A) it allows the individuation of isomorphism-classes to remain intractable and thus of limited use, which is why practising physicists frequently invoke ‘relational, symmetry-invariant observa…
Gauge Theory Without Principal Fiber Bundles
In general relativity, the strong equivalence principle is underpinned by a geometrical account of fields on spacetime, by which all fields and bodies probe the same geometry. This geometric account implies that the parallel transport of all spacetime tensors and spinors is dictated by a single affine connection. No similar account of gauge theory is put forward by standard textbooks, which use principal bundles to coordinate the parallel transpo…
Countering Persistent Alterity
This article explores Redes da Maré, a hybrid non-governmental organization (NGO) established in 2007 to support residents of Complexo da Maré, a neighbourhood of 16 favelas (informal settlements) in northeastern Rio de Janeiro, Brazil housing 140,000 people. Amidst systemic discrimination and limited access to public services, citizens have continually contested that reality and Redes seeks to advocate for their human rights and to improve their…
Physics (5 works) · Theoretical physics (5 works) · Mathematics (4 works) · Black Holes and Theoretical Physics (3 works) · Noncommutative and Quantum Gravity Theories (3 works) · Quantum Mechanics and Applications (3 works) · Classical mechanics (2 works) · Cosmology and Gravitation Theories (2 works) · Gauge boson (2 works) · Gauge fixing (2 works)