Weyl's gauge argument

Alexander Afriat (1)

1 SPHERE (UMR_7219) - Sciences, Philosophie, Histoire

The standard U(1) ''gauge principle'' or ''gauge argument'' produces an exact potential A=df and a vanishing field F=ddf=0. Weyl has his own gauge argument, which is sketchy, archaic and hard to follow; but at least it produces an inexact potential A and a nonvanishing field F=dA. I attempt a reconstruction.

Mots clés: gauge argument; gauge principle

Mots clés: Weyl; jauge

Domaines: Philosophie

Alexander Afriat. Weyl's gauge argument. 2013. ⟨hal-00769690⟩