Studies in history and philosophy of science
Nothing comes from nothing but the rho meson: The origin of the bootstrap concept in particle physics.
Alexander S Blum, Jens Salomon
Published: 202510.1016/j.shpsa.2025.102082
Abstract
We present a historical and philosophical analysis of the bootstrap concept as it was first introduced in the context of particle physics by Geoffrey Chew and Stanley Mandelstam in the years 1959-1961. By providing a detailed contextual and technical…
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