Classical Field Theory and Intertheoretic Reduction
from MCMP – Philosophy of Physics
Samuel Fletcher (MCMP/LMU) gives a talk at the Irvine-Munich Workshop on the Foundations of Classical and Quantum Field Theories (14 December, 2014) titled "Classical Field Theory and Intertheoretic Reduction". Abstract: In 1986, Ehlers set out a program on how to understanding the approximative relationships between different physical theories. However, he essentially only investigated the case of classical and relativistic spacetime theories, which have a number of special features that distinguish them from broader classes of physical theories. To what extent, then, can the Ehlers program be successful? I outline some of the challenges facing the program's generalization and argue that they can largely be overcome for classical field theories.
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