Elena Castellani
Biographic Data
| ID | 5969104 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Elena Castellani |
| GIVEN NAMES | Elena |
| FAMILY NAME | Castellani |
| SIGNATURE | CASTELLANI E |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Florence |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-5314-0179 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 7 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2002 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Convergence strategies for theory assessment
This paper addresses the issue of the import of convergence arguments in theory assessment. A first part is devoted to making the point of the different types of strategies based on convergence, providing new distinctions with respect to the existing literature. Specific attention is devoted to robustness vs consilience arguments and one representative example for each category is then discussed in some detail. These are: (a) Perrin's famous robu…
Renormalization group methods
Duality and ‘particle’ democracy
Introduction to special issue on dualities
Which Curie’s Principle
Is there more than one “Curie’s principle”? How far are different formulations legitimate? What are the aspects that make it so scientifically fruitful? This article is devoted to exploring these questions. We begin by discussing Curie’s original 1894 article. Then, we consider the way that the discussion of the principle took shape from early commentators to its modern form. We say why we think that the modern focus on the interstate version of …
The Birth of String Theory
String theory is currently the best candidate for a unified theory of all forces and all forms of matter in nature. As such, it has become a focal point for physical and philosophical discussions. This unique book explores the history of the theory's early stages of development, as told by its main protagonists. The book journeys from the first version of the theory (the so-called dual resonance model) in the late sixties, as an attempt to descri…
Birth of String Theory
Reductionism, emergence, and effective field theories
Renormalization group methods
Which Curie’s Principle
Is there more than one “Curie’s principle”? How far are different formulations legitimate? What are the aspects that make it so scientifically fruitful? This article is devoted to exploring these questions. We begin by discussing Curie’s original 1894 article. Then, we consider the way that the discussion of the principle took shape from early commentators to its modern form. We say why we think that the modern focus on the interstate version of …
Reductionism, emergence, and effective field theories
The Birth of String Theory
String theory is currently the best candidate for a unified theory of all forces and all forms of matter in nature. As such, it has become a focal point for physical and philosophical discussions. This unique book explores the history of the theory's early stages of development, as told by its main protagonists. The book journeys from the first version of the theory (the so-called dual resonance model) in the late sixties, as an attempt to descri…
Birth of String Theory
Which Curie’s Principle
Is there more than one “Curie’s principle”? How far are different formulations legitimate? What are the aspects that make it so scientifically fruitful? This article is devoted to exploring these questions. We begin by discussing Curie’s original 1894 article. Then, we consider the way that the discussion of the principle took shape from early commentators to its modern form. We say why we think that the modern focus on the interstate version of …
Duality and ‘particle’ democracy
Introduction to special issue on dualities
Renormalization group methods
Convergence strategies for theory assessment
This paper addresses the issue of the import of convergence arguments in theory assessment. A first part is devoted to making the point of the different types of strategies based on convergence, providing new distinctions with respect to the existing literature. Specific attention is devoted to robustness vs consilience arguments and one representative example for each category is then discussed in some detail. These are: (a) Perrin's famous robu…
Epistemology (6 works) · Philosophy (6 works) · Physics (6 works) · Theoretical physics (6 works) · Quantum Mechanics and Applications (5 works) · Mathematics (4 works) · Quantum mechanics (4 works) · Computer Science (3 works) · Philosophy and History of Science (3 works) · Relativity and Gravitational Theory (3 works)