Abstract:In this brief survey, we discuss some of the scientific and philosophical problems and debates that underlie the notions of
identity
,
individuality
and
indistinguishability
in physics and mathematics. We critically analyse the different positions for or against the existence of indistinguishable objects in different scientific theories, notably quantum mechanics and gauge theories in physics and homotopy type theory in mathematics. We arg… Show more
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