Laws, meta-laws, and hydrogenic symmetries
Adapting Lange’s account
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10798152 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Josh Hunt (0000-0001-5150-0388, Syracuse University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2026 |
| Volume | 117 |
| Pages | 102148 |
| Publication date | 2026-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Studies in History and Philosophy of Science (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0039-3681 • E-ISSN: 1879-2510 |
| Publisher | Elsevier BV (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.shpsa.2026.102148 |
| PMID | 41932129 |
| OpenAlex | W7147108232 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 29 |
Context (archaeology · Field (mathematics · Focus (optics · Frame (networking · Work (physics · Origins and Evolution of Life · Statistical Mechanics and Entropy · Theoretical and Computational Physics
A better best system account of lawhood
Humean Supervenience
Causal and Metaphysical Necessity
New work for a theory of universals
Expressivism about explanatory relevance
Symmetries and the explanation of conservation laws in the light of the inverse problem in Lagrangian mechanics
Answers in search of a question
Laws and meta-laws of nature
Making best systems best for us
Counterfactual reasoning within physical theories
Laws and Their Stability
Necessary Laws and the Problem of Counterlegals
Laws, Counterfactuals, Stability, and Degrees of Lawhood
Do Counterfactuals Ground the Laws of Nature? A Critique of Lange
Conservation Laws in Scientific Explanations
Simplicity in the Best Systems Account of Laws of Nature
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |