Laws of Physics

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2309.03484v1
• Date: Thu, 7 Sep 2023 05:22:24 GMT
• Title: Laws of Physics
• Authors: Eddy Keming Chen
• Abstract summary: Despite its apparent complexity, our world seems to be governed by simple laws of physics. I suggest that laws are fundamental facts that govern the world by constraining its physical possibilities. I examine three hallmarks of laws--simplicity, exactness, and objectivity--and discuss whether and how they may be associated with laws of physics.
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• Abstract: Despite its apparent complexity, our world seems to be governed by simple laws of physics. This volume provides a philosophical introduction to such laws. I explain how they are connected to some of the central issues in philosophy, such as ontology, possibility, explanation, induction, counterfactuals, time, determinism, and fundamentality. I suggest that laws are fundamental facts that govern the world by constraining its physical possibilities. I examine three hallmarks of laws--simplicity, exactness, and objectivity--and discuss whether and how they may be associated with laws of physics.

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