3 papers
physics.hist-ph2019
As Below, So Before: `Synchronic' and `Diachronic' Conceptions of Spacetime Emergence
Karen Crowther
Typically, a less fundamental theory, or structure, emerging from a more fundamental one is an example of synchronic emergence. A model (and the physical state it describes) emergi…
physics.hist-ph2018
What we cannot learn from analogue experiments
Karen Crowther, Niels Linnemann, Christian Wuthrich
Analogue experiments have attracted interest for their potential to shed light on inaccessible domains. For instance, `dumb holes' in fluids and Bose-Einstein condensates, as analo…
physics.hist-ph2017
Inter-theory Relations in Quantum Gravity: Correspondence, Reduction, and Emergence
Karen Crowther
Relationships between current theories, and relationships between current theories and the sought theory of quantum gravity (QG), play an essential role in motivating the need for…