History and Philosophy of Physics

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• Fri, 16 Oct 2026
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• Wed, 14 Oct 2026
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Fri, 16 Oct 2026 (showing 2 of 2 entries )

[1] arXiv:2610.22042 [pdf, html, other]

Title: On Algebraic Background-Independence

Luka Vinck, Sebastian De Haro

Comments: Forthcoming in European Journal for Philosophy of Science

Subjects: History and Philosophy of Physics (physics.hist-ph); General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology (gr-qc); High Energy Physics - Theory (hep-th)

[2] arXiv:2610.20752 [pdf, html, other]

Title: Schrödinger's unpublished hidden-variable model in the 1944-45 debate over the "Collapse of Determinism"

Flavio Del Santo

Comments: 5 pages + 1-page typescript o the unpublished manuscript by Schrödinger

Subjects: History and Philosophy of Physics (physics.hist-ph); Quantum Physics (quant-ph)

Thu, 15 Oct 2026

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Wed, 14 Oct 2026 (showing 2 of 2 entries )

[3] arXiv:2610.14122 [pdf, other]

Title: The Relation Before Lorenz: Kirchhoff, 1857, and the Symbols Lorenz Inherited

María Florentina Mendoza Urán

Comments: 14 pages. Also available at OSF, DOI http://hfffh3d25a792315f4bd8sw0n0k9kx0nbf69bw.ffgi.hlju.cwkeji.cn/10.17605/OSF.IO/W5SYJ

Subjects: History and Philosophy of Physics (physics.hist-ph); Classical Physics (physics.class-ph)

[4] arXiv:2610.14137 (cross-list from physics.soc-ph) [pdf, html, other]

Title: Diverging paths to dark-matter discovery

Simon Allzén

Subjects: Physics and Society (physics.soc-ph); History and Philosophy of Physics (physics.hist-ph)

Mon, 12 Oct 2026 (showing 3 of 3 entries )

[5] arXiv:2610.13562 [pdf, html, other]

Title: On the Utility of Textbooks in Understanding the Renaissance of General Relativity

Bernadette Lessel

Subjects: History and Philosophy of Physics (physics.hist-ph); General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology (gr-qc)

[6] arXiv:2610.12488 [pdf, html, other]

Title: The Meaning and Facets of `Symmetry' in Physics

Domenico Giulini

Comments: 21 pages, no figures

Subjects: History and Philosophy of Physics (physics.hist-ph)

[7] arXiv:2610.13932 (cross-list from physics.pop-ph) [pdf, other]

Title: A Review on the Properties and Nature of Light

Prachurjo Dutta Roy

Comments: 26 pages, 7 figures

Subjects: Popular Physics (physics.pop-ph); History and Philosophy of Physics (physics.hist-ph); Physics and Society (physics.soc-ph)

Fri, 9 Oct 2026 (showing 1 of 1 entries )

[8] arXiv:2610.10588 [pdf, other]

Title: When quantum field theory kicks in: the relation between matter, gravity and energy

Antonio Ferreiro, Andrea Cavallaro

Subjects: History and Philosophy of Physics (physics.hist-ph); General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology (gr-qc)