Do Virtual Particles Exist Independently of the Quantum Field Theory?

• Authors: Krzysztof Iwan

Title variants

PL

Czy cząstki wirtualne istnieją niezależnie od kwantowej teorii pola?

EN

Do Virtual Particles Exist Independently of the Quantum Field Theory?

• Languages of publication: PL

Abstracts

PL

In the paper it is shown that for the existence of the virtual particles - in Quine's sense of existence - is responsible a part H'(t) of the hamiltonian of the mutual interaction among real particles. The author tries to prove that the application of Quine's definition of existence to the justification of the existence of virtual particles, cannot be accepted by the physicists. For that reason they seek another justification for the existence of virtual particles - with the help of the specific (strictly: false) interpretation of the Heisenberg time-energy uncertainity principle.

• Publisher: University of Warsaw, Institute of Philosophy
• Journal: Filozofia Nauki
• Year: 1994
• Volume: 2
• Issue: 3-4
• Pages: 127-139

Dates

published

1994-09-01

Contributors

author

Krzysztof Iwan