Dr. Dr. Thomas C. Brückner

As a new approach to metaphysics, trope theory has been increasingly applied to natural sciences in recent years, including particle physics. However, the theory of elementary particles is complicated by the different kinds of transitions between particles. This article demonstrates how an amended trope theory can be used to describe elementary particles of the standard model as well as possible transitions. Furthering the works of Morganti, Ehring as well as of Simons and for the first time examining the neutrino oscillation we show how trope theory depicts even complex processes of elementary particle physics.

In the present paper the attempt is made for the first time to formalize the modern theory of elementary particles based on the structuralist approach. To this end, the description within the scope of the so-called standard model is considered. In the physics of elementary particles the term ‘standard model’ denotes the summary of theories which describe the various elementary building blocks of matter as well as their interactions between each other. This model represents one of the most successful theories in physics, particularly because of the impressive experimental confirmation. Hence a structuralist reconstruction of it is a challenging task.