Article ID: CBB001212092

Interpreting Feynman Diagrams as Visual Models (2012)

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Wüthrich, Adrian (Author)


Spontaneous Generations
Volume: 6
Pages: 172--181


Publication Date: 2012
Edition Details: Part of a special section, “Visual Representation and Science.”
Language: English

I give a brief introduction to how Feynman diagrams are used. I review arguments to the effect that they are only used as calculation tools and should not be interpreted as representations of physical processes. Against these arguments, I propose to regard Feynman diagrams as visual models that explain, in some respects, how elementary particles interact.

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Authors & Contributors
Kaiser, David Isaac
Wüthrich, Adrian
Stöltzner, Michael
Brown, James Robert
Forgione, Marco
Chao, Hsiang-Ke
Concepts
Visual representation; visual communication
Diagrams
Physics
Feynman diagrams
Models and modeling in science
Atomic, nuclear, and particle physics
Time Periods
20th century
20th century, late
19th century
18th century
Medieval
17th century
Places
United States
Japan
China
Soviet Union
Institutions
American Chemical Society
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