Inconsistency in Classical Electrodynamics
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10704154 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Mathias Frisch (0000-0002-1027-3796, University of Maryland, College Park, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2004 |
| Volume | 71 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 525-549 |
| Publication date | 2004-10-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Philosophy of Science (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0031-8248 • E-ISSN: 1539-767X |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1086/423627 |
| OpenAlex | W2098671781 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 13 |
| References cited | 10 |
I show that the standard approach to modeling phenomena involving microscopic classical electrodynamics is mathematically inconsistent. I argue that there is no conceptually unproblematic and consistent theory covering the same phenomena to which this inconsistent theory can be thought of as an approximation; and I propose a set of conditions for the acceptability of inconsistent theories
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| Citations per year | 0.62 |
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| Citation span | 2005 - 2025 (21) |
| Highly cited | No |