A realism quotient, the share of a theory's mathematics taken to be real, is proposed as a historical and normative guide: it rises with experimental resolution, and quantum field theory's two rival programs should converge.
Dissertation, Uni- versity of Western Ontario (2022)
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Quantum Field Theory Between Rigor and Pragmatism
A realism quotient, the share of a theory's mathematics taken to be real, is proposed as a historical and normative guide: it rises with experimental resolution, and quantum field theory's two rival programs should converge.