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Unification in Physics
Margaret Morrison
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Abstract
This chapter focuses on unification in the field of physics, arguing that there are different distinct senses of unification in physics, each with different implications for how we view unified theories and phenomena. It describes the unification provided by Maxwellian electrodynamics and Newtonian mechanics that brought together terrestrial phenomena and celestial phenomena. The chapter also argues for a third type of unification that focuses on unification of phenomena independent of the micro-reduction characteristic of unified field theory approaches.