Giovanni Valente
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Publications in peer-reviewed journals
  • “Is there a Stability Problem for Bayesian Noncommutative Probabilities?”,  in Studies in History and Philosophy of Modern Physics 38, December 2007, pp. 832-843
  •  “John von Neumann’s Mathematical ‘Utopia’ in Quantum Theory”, in Studies in History and Philosophy of Modern Physics 39, November 2008, pp. 860-871
  • “How Local are Local Operations in Local Quantum Field Theory?”, co-author with Miklos Rédei, in Studies in History and Philosophy of Modern Physics  41, November 2010, pp. 346-353
  • "Can Entanglement be Destroyed by Any Local Operation in Relativistic Quantum Field Theory?", in Philosophy of Science 77,  December 2010, pp. 1029-1041
  • "Editorial: Reduction, Emergence and Physics", co-author with Stephan Hartmann, in Foundations of Physics, Volume 41, June 2011, pp. 919
  • "Local Disentanglement in Relativistic Quantum Field Theory", in Studies in History and Philosophy of Modern Physics 44, November 2013, pp. 424-432
  • "Relativistic Causality in Algebraic Quantum Field Theory", co-author with John Earman, in International Studies in the Philosophy of Science, Volume 28, July 2014, pp. 1-48  
  • "The Approach Towards Equilibrium in Lanford's Theorem", in European Journal for Philosophy of​  Science 4, October 2014, pp. 309-335
  • “Does the Reeh-Schlieder Theorem Violate Relativistic Causality?”, in Studies in History and Philosophy of Modern Physics 48, November 2014, pp. 147-155
  • "Editorial: Relativistic Causality", co-author with James O. Weatherall, in Studies in History and Philosophy of Modern Physics, Volume 48, November 2014, pp. 48​
  • "Time and Irreversibility in Axiomatic Thermodynamics", co-author with Harvey R. Brown and Robert Marsland III, in American Journal for Physics 83, July 2015, pp. 628-634  
  • "Lanford's Theorem and the Emergence of Irreversibility", co-author with Jos Uffink, in Foundations of Physics, Volume 45, April 2015, pp. 404-438 
  • "Restoring Particle Phenomenology", in Studies in History and Philosophy of Modern Physics  51, August 2015, pp. 97-103
  • "On the Paradox of Reversible Processes in Thermodynamics", in ​Synthese 196, Issue 5, May 2019, pp. 1761-1781
  • "Evolution of Superoscillations in the Dirac Field", co-author with Fabrizio Colombo, in Foundations of Physics, Volume 50, November 2020, pp. 1356-1375  
  • "Quantum Symmetry Breaking and Physical Inequivalence: The case of Ferromagnetism", in Synthese  (forthcoming) 
  • "What is Really Quantum in Quantum Econophysics?", co-author with Gianni Arioli, in Philosophy of Science (forthcoming)
  • "Editorial: Symmetries and Asymmetries in Physics", co-author with Radin Dardashti and Mathias Frisch, in Synthese (forthcoming)​
  • "The Power of Meta-analysis: A Challenge for Evidence-based Medicine", co-author with Paola Berchialla, Daniele Chiffi, and Ari Voutilainen, in European Journal for Philosophy of Science (forthcoming)
  • "Taking up Statistical Thermodynamics: Equilibrium Fluctuations and Irreversibility", in Studies in History and Philosophy of Science (forthcoming)
  • "Uncertainty in Integrated Assessment Modeling of Climate Change", co-author with Massimo Tavoni, in Perspectives on Science (forthcoming)

​Publications in peer-reviewed volumes
  • "The Paradox of Infinite Limits: A Realist Response", co-author with Patricia Palacios, in Contemporary Scientific Realism and the Challenge from the History of Science​, edited by Timothy Lyons and Peter Vickers, Oxford University Press (2021), pp. 312-349
  • "Afanassjewa and The Foundations of Thermodynamics", co-author with Jos Uffink, in Tatjana Afanassjewa and Her Legacy: Philosophical Insights from the Work of an Original Physicist and Mathematician, Springer (2021), pp. 55-82     

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Special Issues Edited
  •  “Reduction, Emergence and Physics”, co-editor with Stephan Hartmann, Special Issue of Foundations of Physics, Volume 41, June 2011   
  • "Relativistic Causality", co-editor with James O. Weatherall, Special Issue of Studies in History and Philosophy of​ Modern Physics, Volume 48, November 2014
  • "Symmetries and Asymmetries in Physics", co-editor with Radin Dardashti and Mathias Frisch, Topical Collection of Synthese, (forthcoming)

​Books
  • Causalità Relativistica. Problemi filosofici all’incontro di teoria dei quanti e relatività ristretta, MIMESIS editore, November 2016 (in Italian)
  • Tatjana Afanassjewa and Her Legacy: Philosophical Insights from the Work of an Original Physicist and Mathematician, co-editor with Jos Uffink, Charlotte Werndl and Lena Zuchowski, Springer, January 2021  






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